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500 Nouveaux Francs - Molière type 1959
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1959-1966 |
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| Currency | New franc (1960-2001) |
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| Obverse description | A central intaglio vignette presents a bust portrait of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Molière), framed by theater balconies to the left draped with red curtains and an orchestra in the right foreground, evoking the first performance of Le Malade Imaginaire at the Palais-Royal in 1673. The denomination "500 NF" appears within guilloche underprint work, with the inscription "BANQUE DE FRANCE" across the upper register. The composition is executed in rich intaglio engraving with warm ochre and brown tones. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE FRANCE 500 NF CINQ CENTS NOUVEAUX FRANCS |
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| Reverse lettering | 500 500 BANQUE DE FRANCE 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. |
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