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50 Francs
| Issuer | Ministère des Finances, République Française |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Currency | Franc (1848-1959) |
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| Reverse description | Plain letterpress-printed reverse in black on buff paper, lacking a formal frame. The value 'CINQUANTE 50 FRANCS' is set in bold type at centre, flanked by sparse foliate sprays forming a light underprint. Cautionary inscriptions in cursive script appear to the left and right of the central value, with 'RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' at top and 'CAMPS DE PRISONNIERS' along the lower edge. |
| Reverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE CINQVANTE 50 FRANCS CAMPS DE PRISONNIERS Ces bons ne sont valables qu'à l'intérieur des Camps de Prisonniers Toute falsification est passible de la Loi Martiale (Translation: French Republic. Fifty francs. Prisoner camps. These vouchers are only valid inside the prisoner camps. Any falsification is punishable under martial law.) |
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The Ministère des Finances issues of the Occupation period were produced under the constraints of German-controlled France, with the Vichy administration managing currency through domestic printers rather than the Banque de France's normal channels. This 50 Francs belongs to that wartime emergency production, when paper quality and ink supply were both compromised — series from this period are frequently found with accelerated paper deterioration, a known issue rather than a grading quirk.
Petit's involvement places this within a small circle of French designers still working under Vichy patronage. Attribution to a single designer name with no first name on record is typical of how wartime administrative credits were documented — or weren't.