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1000 Francs - Richelieu type 1953
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1953-1957 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE | 1000 DE FRANCE MILLE FRANCS |
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| Variants | P#134a - 02.04.1953 - 06.12.1956 / 03.09.1953 signatures: Belin / Gouin d'Ambrières / Gargam P#134b - 07.03.1957 - 05.09.1957 signatures: Gouin d'Ambrières / Favre-Gilly / Gargam |
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The Richelieu 1000 Francs was designed by Clément Serveau and engraved by Jules Piel and André Marliat on the obverse — a collaboration that reflects the Banque de France's postwar return to high-quality intaglio production after the compromised printing conditions of the Occupation years. Robert Armanelli handled the reverse independently, which was common practice for this period's larger-denomination notes.
By the time the final signature combination — Gouin d'Ambrières, Favre-Gilly, and Gargam — appeared in 1957, France was less than a year from the monetary reform that would introduce the nouveau franc, making late-dated examples of this type among the last 1000-franc notes issued before the denomination was effectively revalued to ten new francs.