100 Nouveaux Francs - Bonaparte type 1959

€205,303.00
IssuerFrance
Year1959-1964
TypeStandard banknote
Value100 Francs (100 FRF)
CurrencyNew franc (1960-2001)
CompositionPaper
Size172 × 92 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)Clément Serveau
Engraver(s)Obverse: André Marliat
Reverse: Robert Armanelli
In circulation to30 April 1971
Reference(s) P#144
Obverse descriptionBust of Napoleon Bonaparte on the right. On the left, the Arc de Triomphe. Floral, plant, fruit patterns. Lyres, trumpets and trumpets. Palette, parchment.
Reverse descriptionBust of Napoleon Bonaparte on the left. Many flags in the background. On the right, the church of the Invalides.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionHead of BONAPARTE in profile
Obverse letteringCENT 100 NF NOUVEAUX FRANCS BANQUE DE FRANCE
Reverse lettering100 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 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 ID2988412980
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