| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1978-1989 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 100 Francs (100 FRF) |
| Currency | New franc (1960-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 160 × 85 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Lucien Fontanarosa |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Henri Renaud Reverse: Jacques Jubert |
| In circulation to | 1 January 2009 |
| Reference(s) | P#154 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of Eugène Delacroix in the center with palette and brushes. Right, detail of the painting `Liberty guiding the people`. Above the number: three black dots in relief for the blind. |
| Reverse description | Bust of Delacroix, a quill pen in hand. In the background, Place Furstenberg in Paris, which opened the painter`s workshop. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait of Delacroix of three quarters. |
| Obverse lettering | Cent Francs
Eugène Delacroix
Banque de France
100 (Translation: One Hundred Francs Bank of France) |
| Reverse lettering | Banque de France
100
L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DE LA RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE A
PERPETUITE CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE
BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI, AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE
DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIES. CEUX QUI LES AURONT
INTRODUITS EN FRANCE SERONT PUNIS DE LA MÊME PEINE. (Translation: Bank of France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with life imprisonment those who counterfeit of falsify banknotes authorized by the law, also those who pass counterfeit or falsified notes. Those who introduce them into France will receive the same punishment.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 5317151210 |
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