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50 Francs - Le Verrier type 1946
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1946-1951 |
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| Designer(s) | Robert Poughéon |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents a portrait of the astronomer Urbain Le Verrier, shown holding a compass, executed in fine intaglio engraving. The Paris Observatory appears in the background behind the figure. The denomination numeral 50 is repeated at left and right, with the bank title and value legend arranged across the note. |
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| Reverse description | Central allegorical vignette presents Neptune accompanied by two dolphins, rendered in detailed intaglio. Zodiacal motifs of Capricorn and Aquarius are incorporated into the background composition. The anti-counterfeiting legal warning is set in letterpress across the lower portion of the note. |
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| Signature(s) | 14.03.1946 - 03.10.1946 / 28.03.1946 - Rousseau & Favre-Gilly 20.03.1947 - 02.03.1950 - Rousseau & Gargam 29.03.1950 - 01.02.1951 / 29.06.1950 - Cormier & Gargam 07.06.1951 - Gouin d'Ambrières & Gargam |
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