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5 Francs - Violet type 1917
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1905-1933 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A helmeted allegorical female head in profile, representing France, is set within a circular medallion at left, serving as the watermark zone. The note is printed in violet and blue tones with fine guilloche underprint throughout the border and background. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a harbour scene with sailing vessels at anchor in the middle ground; a dock worker is shown at right, bearing a large sack over his shoulder, rendered in a naturalistic intaglio style. The large numeral '5' appears at lower left, and the issuer's name is inscribed along the bottom margin within a ruled border. |
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| Variants | P#72a - 01.12.1917 - 23.01.1919 / 12.12.1917 signatures: Laferrière & Picard P#72b - 15.11.1920 - 16.06.1921 signatures: Laferrière & Aupetit P#72c - 01.05.1922 - 21.07.1925 / 05.07.1924 signatures: Platet & Aupetit P#72d - 01.07.1926 - 29.12.1932 / 16.04.1927 signatures: Platet & Strohl P#72e - 05.01.1933 - 14.09.1933 / 13.04.1933 signatures: Boyer & Strohl |
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