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| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1958-1959 |
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| Value | 50 Francs (50 FRF) |
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| Obverse description | The central intaglio vignette presents a bust portrait of Henri IV facing right, set against a background vignette of the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris. The heraldic crest of Paris appears to the left of the portrait and the crest of Béarn to the right, with the face value of 5000 FRANCS rendered in letterpress alongside an overprinted surcharge indicating the equivalent value of 50 NOUVEAUX FRANCS. The surrounding legends carry the issuing authority inscription and the revalued denomination within a decorative guilloche border. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Variants | P#139a - 30.10.1958 P#139b - 05.03.1959 |
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