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20 Francs - Debussy type 1980 modificated
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1995-1997 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of composer Claude Debussy (1862–1918), after Marcel Baschet's 1884 painting, occupies the right field, with an underprint vignette of oceanic waves referencing his orchestral work La Mer across the centre. Denomination "20" and issuer inscription "Banque de France" appear at upper left, with "Vingt Francs" in letterpress below. |
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| Reverse description | A mirror-image intaglio portrait of Debussy in three-quarter view dominates the left field, set against a guilloche underprint evoking the stage design for the fountain scene from Pelléas et Mélisande. The anti-counterfeiting warning legend runs across the lower portion in small letterpress text. |
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| Protection description | Three-quarter profile portrait head of Claude Debussy as watermark |
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