| Issuer | France |
| Year | 1968-1993 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs (500 FRF) |
| Currency | New franc (1960-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 180 × 97 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Lucien Fontanarosa |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Robert Armanelli Reverse: Claude Durrens |
| In circulation to | 28 February 2007 |
| Reference(s) | P#156 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Blaise Pascal in the center. On the left, the bell tower of the Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie church, on the right, Notre-Dame-de-Prospérité in Clermont-Ferrand. |
| Reverse description | Bust of Pascal in the center. In the background, the abbey of Port Royal. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | PASCAL`s death mask |
| Obverse lettering | 500 BANQVE DE FRANCE 500 CINQ CENTS FRANCS |
| Reverse lettering | 500 BANQUE DE FRANCE 500
L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DE LA RECLUSION CRIMINELLE A
PERPETUITE CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE DES BILLETS DE
BANQUE AUTORISES PAR LA LOI
AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU
FALSIFIES. CEUX QUI LES AURONT INTRODUITS EN FRANCE SERONT PUNIS DE
LA MÊME PEINE. (Translation: Bank of France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with life imprisonment those who counterfeit of falsify banknotes authorized by the law, also those who pass counterfeit or falsified notes. Those who introduce them into France will receive the same punishment.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 8501467710 |
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