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100 Nouveaux Francs - Bonaparte type 1959
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1959-1964 |
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| Size | 172 × 92 mm |
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| Obverse description | A vignette of Napoleon Bonaparte in bust portrait occupies the right side of the note, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. To the left, the Arc de Triomphe is depicted amid elaborate guilloche underprint interwoven with floral, foliate, and fruit motifs. Musical instruments including lyres and trumpets, together with an artist's palette and a parchment scroll, complete the allegorical composition. |
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| Reverse lettering | 100 100 BANQUE DE FRANCE L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES CEUX QUI AURONT CONTRE- FAIT OU FALSIFIE DES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISES PAR LA LOI AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIES. (Translation: Bank of France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with life imprisonment those who counterfeit or 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.) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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