1000 Francs - Cérès and Mercure type 1927 modificated

€205,793.00
IssuerFrance
Year1937-1940
TypeStandard banknote
Value1000 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionPaper
Size235 × 130 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)Charles-Albert Walhain
Engraver(s)Ernest Deloche
In circulation to4 June 1945
Reference(s) P#90
Obverse descriptionAbove, two medallions with portraits of Ceres on the left and Mercury on the right. Two standing children symbolize Agriculture on the left and Commerce on the right.
Reverse descriptionIn the center, a statue of Fortune. A decorative painter on the right and Louis Pasteur. A blacksmith on the left and André Marie Ampère.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionHeads of Mercury and Peace wearing olive wreaths.
Obverse letteringCH. WALHAIN FEC E. DELOCHE SC. BANQUE DE FRANCE MILLE FRANCS L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPETUITE CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE DES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISES 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 MEME PEINE. 1000 | 1000
Reverse lettering1000 | BANQUE DE FRANCE | 1000 CH. WALHAIN FEC E. DELOCHE SC.
Variants
Catalog ID9392655100
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