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1000 Francs - type 1842 definitive
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1842-1858 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Elaborate intaglio vignette after designs engraved by Jacques-Jean Barre, with allegorical figures representing the Arts and Sciences at left and Trade and Agriculture at right, each grouping supported by a squatting Hercules figure. A central medallion at the top is flanked by two female figures accompanied by a child resting on a lion, while at the base, personifications of Law and Justice — inspired by the bas-relief at the entrance of the Banque de France — rest upon a console surmounted by the Gallic rooster. The composition is enclosed within an ornate framing border with manuscript date, register notations, and a full legal warning against counterfeiting in letterpress. |
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| Obverse lettering | B62 97. BANQUE DE FRANCE. PARIS, le 23 Octobre 1851. Il sera payé en espèce, à vue, au porteur, mille francs. Le Controleur, Le Caissier principal, Le Secrétaire général, INSCRIT AU REGISTRE DE CONTRÔLE Nº62, Au FOLIO 44, ET SUR LA LIGNE 22. L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE DES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISES PAR LA LOI AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIES. CEUX QUI LES AURONT INTRODUIT EN FRANCE SERONT PUNIS DE LA MÊME PEINE. 97. B62 BARRE FECIT |
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The type 1842 definitive was the Banque de France's first genuinely standardized high-denomination note, issued as the bank consolidated its provincial network following the 1848 revolution and the turbulent interregnum of the Second Republic. Jacques-Jean Barre — better known as chief engraver at the Paris Mint — brought exceptional intaglio discipline to the plate work, a relative rarity for French paper of this period.
Surviving examples from the early 1842–1848 portion of the run are markedly scarcer than post-1848 issues. The sixteen-year production window was not continuous revision but a single sustained type held in service through two regime changes.