Portrait of the famous French builder Gustave Eiffel (1832 –1923) in front of the Garabit viaduct designed by him; basically; the colorful detail of a frame evokes the Eiffel Tower. Below is a stylized representation of the Eiffel Tower.
Reverse description
A view of the Eiffel Tower and the Champ-de-Mars during the Universal Exhibition of 1889; in the background, the dome of the Palais des Beaux-Arts; stylized representation of the Eiffel Tower
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Head of GUSTAVE EIFFEL in three-quarter view
Obverse lettering
200 Deux Cents Francs
Gustave Eiffel
1832-1923
200
Banque de France
Reverse lettering
Banque de France
200
200 Deux Cents Francs
LA CONTREFAÇON OU LA FALSIFICATION DES BILLETS DE BANQUE ET LA MISE
EN CIRCULATION DES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS SONT PUNIS PAR
LES ARTICLES 442-1 et 442-2 DU CODE PÉNAL DE PEINES ALLANT JUSQU`À
TRENTE ANS DE RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE ET TROIS MILLIONS DE FRANCS
D`AMENDE. (Translation: Bank of France Two Hundred Francs Counterfeiting or falsification of banknotes and the release of counterfeit and falsified notes are punishable by articles 442-1 and 442-2 or the penal code of sentences of up to 30 years of criminal reclusion and a 3 million franc fine.)
