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1000 Francs - Richelieu type 1953
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1953-1957 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed portrait bust of Cardinal Richelieu to the right, rendered in fine engraved detail, with a vignette of the Palais-Royal in the background. The denomination "MILLE FRANCS" and the issuer name "BANQUE DE FRANCE" appear in letterpress. Guilloche underprint patterns frame the composition. |
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| Signature(s) | 02.04.1953 - 06.12.1956 / 03.09.1953 - Belin / Gouin d'Ambrières / Gargam 07.03.1957 - 05.09.1957 - Gouin d'Ambrières / Favre-Gilly / Gargam |
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| Protection description | Head of Richelieu in profile |
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