1000 Francs - Goddess Déméter type 1942

€205,637.00
IssuerFrance
Year1942-1944
TypeStandard banknote
Value1000 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionPaper
Size190 × 115 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)Lucien Hector Jonas
Engraver(s)Obverse: Georges Hourriez
Reverse: Marguerite Dreyfus (Rita)
In circulation to4 June 1945
Reference(s) P#102
Obverse descriptionStatue of Demeter seated on the right with Hercules as a child on his knees. Provencal landscape with shepherd and goats on the left.
Reverse descriptionStatue of Mercury on the left. Representations of some of Hercules` works. On the right, Cerbère tamed by Hercules who offers Minerve the golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides. On the left, Dejanire takes the place of Atlas to support the World. In the background, port and city of Rouen.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionHead of HERMES by Praxiteles in three-quarter view
Obverse lettering1000 BANQVE DE FRANCE 1000 MILLE FRANCS
Reverse lettering1000 BANQVE 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 ID4989620380
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