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500 Francs - Victor Hugo type 1953
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1954-1958 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Reverse description | A full-length or bust portrait of Victor Hugo appears on the left side of the note in intaglio engraving. To the right, a vignette renders his former residence at the Place des Vosges in Paris, set within a detailed architectural composition. Guilloche patterning frames the design, with the legal warning text in small letterpress running along the lower portion of the note. |
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| Signature(s) | 07.01.1954 - 04.08.1955 - Belin / Gouin d'Ambrières / Gargam 07.02.1957 - 30.10.1958 - Gouin d'Ambrières / Favre-Gilly / Gargam |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Victor Hugo visible when held to light |
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