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1000 Francs - type 1829
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1829-1831 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse description | Elaborate intaglio-engraved note with an ornate border composed of allegorical figures, classical vignettes, and intricate guilloche work framing all four sides. The central text in letterpress bears the large denomination inscription "mille francs" beneath the issuer's name "BANQUE DE FRANCE" and the creation date, with three signature lines for the Contrôleur, Caissier Principal, and Directeur. A small circular vignette with a seated allegorical figure is visible at upper center, flanked by a series of decorative vignettes along the top margin. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse, printed in mirror image relative to the obverse, displays the same elaborate engraved border of allegorical figures and guilloche ornaments. A large circular intaglio vignette at right center shows two standing classical figures, serving as the principal watermark counterpart. Registration and control inscriptions are printed across the center, including folio and registry references, alongside additional signature lines. |
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The type 1829 thousand-franc note was among the earliest large-denomination issues from the Banque de France to incorporate a fully engraved design of any sophistication. Andrieu was a medallist of considerable reputation — he had cut dies for Napoleonic commemoratives — and Normand was a trained architectural engraver; their collaboration here was unusual pairing for a banknote commission.
The issue window of 1829–1831 brackets the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled Charles X and installed Louis-Philippe. Notes already in circulation passed through that political rupture without reissue or overstamp — the Banque de France's charter survived the regime change intact, a deliberate reassurance to creditors.
At this denomination, genuine public circulation was essentially nil. These moved between institutions and wealthy merchants, and surviving examples passed through very few hands before retirement.