20 Francs `Travail et Science` type 1940

€206,542.00
IssuerFrance
Year1939-1942
TypeStandard banknote
Value20 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionPaper
Size160 × 97 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)Clément Serveau
Engraver(s)Ernest Deloche
In circulation to1 January 1963
Reference(s) P#92
Obverse descriptionAllegories of Science and Labour on the right
Reverse descriptionChesmist at work on the left. Industrial landscape. River with boats and a bridge.
Signature(s)Pierre Rousseau, René Favre-Gilly,
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionFront female head, symbolizing France
Obverse letteringBANQUE DE FRANCE VINGT FRANCS 20 | 20 PEINT PAR CLEMENT SERVEAU GRAVE PAR E. DELOCHE
(Translation: Bank of France Twenty Francs)
Reverse letteringVINGT FRANCS LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPETUITE. ART. 139 DU CODE PENAL 20 | 20 BANQUE de FRANCE
(Translation: Twenty Francs The counterfeiters will be punished with forced labor for life. Article 139 of the Penal Code. Bank of France)
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Catalog ID5161621720
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