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100 Francs - type 1848 definitive
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1848-1856 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note on white paper with an elaborate oval guilloche border enclosing the central text. The denomination "cent francs." is set in large letterpress script at centre, above which the heading "BANQUE DE FRANCE." and "PARIS" with date appear. Two oval medallion vignettes flank the central field at left and right, and a small allegorical vignette with two seated classical figures occupies the lower centre. Two columns of legal notice text in small type are placed at the left and right margins, with the title lines "Le Caissier Principal", "Le Contrôleur", and "LE SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL" running along the lower portion above three manuscript signatures. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the same intaglio design printed in mirror image, as the note is printed on a single sheet with the impression visible in reverse through the paper. The oval guilloche framework, medallion vignettes, and allegorical lower vignette are visible in reverse, with the "BANQUE DE FRANCE." heading, date, and "cent francs." denomination readable as a mirror image of the obverse. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE FRANCE. PARIS, cent francs. Le Caissier Principal Le Contrôleur LE SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL |
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