1000 Francs Porto-Novo

€268,365.00

Issuer	French West Africa
Year	1919
Type	Standard banknote
Value	1000 Francs
Currency	Franc (1895-1944)
Composition	Paper
Size
Shape	Rectangular
Printer	Banque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)	Obverse: Henri Jules Ferdinand Bellery-Desfontaines Reverse: Georges Duval
Engraver(s)	Frédéric Florian, Ernest-Théophile Florian
In circulation to
Reference(s)	P#14E

Obverse description	Elephant and tree at left and right. Black overprint PORTO-NOVO
Reverse description	Black overprint `Dahomey`
Signature(s)
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering	BANQUE DE L`AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE MILLE FRANCS PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR PORTO-NOVO h.Bellery Desfontaines del. ERNEST ET FREDERIC FLORIAN SC.
Reverse lettering	Georges DUVAL . fecit.
Variants
Catalog ID	7366491220
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