1000 Francs - Commerce & Industrie type 1940

€205,783.00
IssuerFrance
Year1940-1944
TypeStandard banknote
Value1000 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionPaper
Size195 × 118 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)Henry Lucien Cheffer
Engraver(s)Obverse: Camille Beltrand
Reverse: Ernest Deloche
In circulation to4 June 1945
Reference(s) P#96
Obverse descriptionTwo women in profile in medallions symbolizing Agriculture on the right and left. Vegetal motifs, bunches of grapes, wheat, butterfly, bird, rooster.
Reverse descriptionOn the left, a worker in front of a metallurgical plant (representing industry). On the right, Mercury in front of merchant ships (representing industry).
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionHead of Flora crowned with flowers in profile
Obverse lettering1000 | BANQUE DE FRANCE | 1000 MILLE FRANCS
Reverse lettering1000 | BANQUE DE FRANCE | 1000 L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES 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
Variants
Catalog ID1480080540
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