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| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1814 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Plain white note with letterpress text arranged centrally. The header reads BANQUE DE FRANCE with a handwritten creation date below, flanked by two small allegorical vignettes at upper left and right corners. The large denomination mille francs. is printed in bold script at centre, with manuscript signatures and handwritten annotations in the lower portion, including the counterfeiting warning La loi punit de mort le contrefacteur. A large diagonal cross cancellation is applied across the face, typical of redeemed or archival examples. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE FRANCE mille francs. La loi punit de mort le contrefacteur. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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