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50 Francs Quentin de la Tour, type 1976
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1976-1992 |
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| Size | 150 × 80 mm |
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| Obverse description | To the right, an intaglio portrait vignette of the French pastellist Maurice-Quentin de La Tour, rendered after one of his self-portraits. The background carries a detailed underprint view of the Palace of Versailles as seen from the garden facade. Guilloche patterning frames the composition, with the denomination and issuer inscription arranged across the upper and lower margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | Cinquante Francs 50 BANQUE de FRANCE (Translation: Fifty Francs 50 Bank of France) |
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| Reverse lettering | 50 50 BANQVE DE FRANCE L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DE LA RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE A PERPETUITE CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI, AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS. CEUX QUI LES AURONT INTRODUITS EN FRANCE SERONT PUNIS DE LA MÊME PEINE. (Translation: 50 50 Bank of France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with life imprisonment those who counterfeit or falsify banknotes authorized by the law, as well as those who make use of such counterfeit or falsified notes. Those who introduce them into France will receive the same punishment.) |
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