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200 Francs - Frère Lumière not issued
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Unissued essay by Roger Bezombes honoring the Lumière brothers: conjoined portrait busts of Auguste and Louis Lumière in intaglio at centre-left, set against a vivid multicolour vignette of a steam locomotive and crowd scene framed by a film-strip border at right. Three film reels form the numeral '200' at lower left; 'BANQUE DE FRANCE' runs vertically at left. |
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| Reverse description | Centre vignette presents a stylised Cinématographe apparatus in bold geometric forms of red, green, and blue against an aerial map underprint of Paris in red. At left, a framed cinematic scene shows a figure in teal and ochre tones. The large numerals '200' appear at lower right; 'BANQUE DE FRANCE' runs vertically at right. |
| Reverse lettering | DEUX CENTS FRANCS BANQUE DE FRANCE Paris, le 28 décembre 1895 CINÉMATOGRAPHE LUMIÈRE |
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