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500 Francs - Caisse des comptes courants
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1800 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Typeset note printed in black on cream paper, dominated by a large central oval cartouche enclosing the denomination inscription 'cinq cents francs' in bold letterpress, above the payability clause 'Especes, à vue, au porteur' and a handwritten date line for Paris. Small classical portrait vignettes — likely allegorical female heads — appear at each corner of the oval border, with the denomination '500f.' repeated in a lower panel flanked by additional vignettes. Elaborate calligraphic scrollwork fills the margins, and handwritten signatures of the Directeur Général and the régents appear across the lower portion of the face. |
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| Reverse description | Plain back, printed in black, showing the mirror image of the obverse layout through the thin paper. A small vignette appears at upper left, and faint red guilloche or decorative flourish elements in pink-red ink are visible along the right margin and corners, consistent with the 'cinq cents' watermark or security printing. The overall reverse is otherwise unprinted, with aging and foxing visible across the surface. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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