| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Year | 1937-1940 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 242 × 140 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | |
| Designer(s) | Obverse: Designers: Georges Duval, Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis Reverse: Guillaume-Alphonse Harang (Guillaume Cabasson) |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Paul Dujardin, Charles-Jules Robert, Jacques-Jean Barre Reverse: Adolphe-François Pannemaker |
| In circulation to | 16 December 1943 |
| Reference(s) | P#88 |
| Obverse description | Hercules and Mercury in two pink medallions. Caduceus and plant motifs in the background. Oval frieze in blue representing several loves, as well as a woman with the tables of the law. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE FRANCE CINQ CENTS FRANCS BARRE F. |
| Reverse description | Hercules and Ceres on the right and left hold a caduceus in the high center of an oval frieze, in blue on a white background. Two lovers surround the portrait of Ceres from the front. |
| Reverse lettering | AH-CABASSON INV-DEL. PANNEMAKER SCULP |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Reading on the reverse side 500 FRANCS and BANQUE DE FRANCE |
| Variants | |
| Numisquare ID | 1611122790 |
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