Young Pyrenean shepherd leaning on his stick, wearing a Basque beret and wearing a cape on a mountainous background overlooking a village
Reverse description
Agen woman with a white headdress and a bronze shawl. Background of flowers surrounding the watermark article 139 of the penal code
Signature(s)
Pierre Rousseau, René Favre-Gilly, Pol Gargam,
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Bernard Palissy`s head on the left.
Obverse lettering
BANQUE DE FRANCE
CINQ FRANCS (Translation: Bank of France Five Francs)
Reverse lettering
5 BANQUE DE FRANCE
LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA
PUNI DES TRAVAUX FORCES
A PERPETUITE
5 (Translation: Bank of France The counterfeiter will be punished with forced labor for life)