20 Francs - Debussy type 1980 uniface

Issuer France
Year 1980-1991
Type Pattern or trial banknote
Value 20 Francs (20 FRF)
Currency New franc (1960-2001)
Composition Paper
Size 140 × 75 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer
Designer(s) Bernard Taurelle
Engraver(s) Jacques Jubert
In circulation to 17 February 2012
Reference(s) P#151
Obverse description French musician Claude Debussy (1862 –1918) from the portrait painted by Marcel Baschet at the Villa Medici in Rome in 1884 and kept at the Musée d`Orsay. In the background, decor on the theme of `the Sea`, work of the musician
Obverse lettering Banque de France Vingt Francs Claude Debussy 20
(Translation: Bank of France Twenty Francs Claude Debussy 20)
Reverse description Virgin
Reverse lettering
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description Head of DEBUSSY in three-quarter view
Variants
Numisquare ID 9124380380
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