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100 New Francs / 10 000 Francs School education money
| Issuer | Librairie Armand Colin |
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| Value | 100 Francs 100 FRF = BRL 88 |
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| Obverse description | Blue monochrome facsimile of the Banque de France 100 Nouveaux Francs note, printed for school use. Right vignette shows a portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte in uniform; left vignette shows the Arc de Triomphe flanked by decorative scrollwork and lyre motifs. A circular overprint reading LIBRAIRIE ARMAND COLIN / BILLET FACTICE A USAGE SCOLAIRE is applied at centre, with date M.4-6-1959.M. at foot. |
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| Reverse lettering | DIX MILLE FRANCS. BANQUE DE FRANCE LIBRAIRIE ARMAND COLIN BILLET FACTICE À USAGE SCOLAIRE MATÉRIEL A. COLIN LE CONTRÔLEUR GÉNÉRAL LE SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL A.5-6-1958.A. |
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Armand Colin, better known as a Paris-based academic publisher, produced these educational banknotes as classroom teaching aids — part of a broader French tradition of using facsimile currency to teach arithmetic and monetary literacy in primary schools. The dual denomination labeling reflects the 1960 redenomination, when France converted at 100 old francs to 1 new franc, and Armand Colin updated their school money series to show both values simultaneously rather than reprint the entire range.
Not legal tender at any point. Collected primarily as ephemera rather than numismatic material, though complete classroom sets in original packaging are genuinely uncommon.