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1000 Francs - type 1862 blue claw
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1862-1866 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE FRANCE PARIS mille francs. IL SERA PAYÉ EN ESPÈCES, À VUE, AU PORTEUR. Le Contrôleur. Le Caissier Principal. LE SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL. BARRE FECIT |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue intaglio, the reverse presents a symmetrical neoclassical composition with two seated allegorical female figures — one holding a balance and the other a cornucopia — flanking a large central blank reserve panel intended for the denomination text showing through from the obverse. A portrait medallion of Minerva or a similar classical head appears at the upper centre within a decorative arch, while the lower register features a guilloche panel with an eagle and floral ornaments. The background is filled with a fine geometric star-pattern underprint. |
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The "griffe bleue" — blue claw — designation refers to the distinctive blue-ink cancellation stamp applied to notes withdrawn from circulation, a practice the Banque de France used throughout much of the nineteenth century to formally invalidate returned notes before archiving or destruction. Examples carrying that stamp intact are effectively cancelled specimens; uncancelled survivors from this 1862-1866 emission are considerably rarer and command corresponding attention.
Jacques-Jean Barre was the Graveur Général de la Monnaie des Médailles — the top engraving post in France — and died in 1855, meaning the plates he produced were already in use posthumously for this series. His son Albert took the post and continued under the same institutional arrangements.