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200 Francs - Montesquieu type 1981, article 442
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| In circulation to | 31 March 1998 |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed portrait vignette of Montesquieu (1689–1755) at centre-right, accompanied by his heraldic coat of arms and an allegorical representation of Justice. Guilloche underprint frames the composition, with the denomination numeral and issuer inscription in letterpress. |
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| Reverse description | Mirror-image portrait of Montesquieu at left, flanked by vignettes evoking two of his major works: a statue of Scylla and a figure reading "The Persian Letters" against an ornate Persian architectural background. Château de La Brède, his birthplace, appears in the lower portion. |
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| Protection description | Watermark reproducing the portrait of Montesquieu, derived from the printed obverse vignette. |
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