5000 Francs - Empire Français type 1942

€205,571.00
IssuerFrance
Year1942-1947
TypeStandard banknote
Value5000 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1795-1959)
CompositionPaper
Size208 × 115 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)Clément Serveau
Engraver(s)Jules Piel, Camille Beltrand, Marguerite Dreyfus (Rita)
In circulation to29 January 1948
Reference(s) P#103
Obverse descriptionBust of a young woman in the center representing France. French flag in the background. In front, three men representing the Empire (Sudanese, Annamese, Arab). Plant patterns and colorful flowers.
Reverse descriptionBust of a young woman in the center, identical to the front. Two maritime landscapes: the Basque coast on the left, the port of Rabat on the right. Plant motifs, fruits.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionAfrican and Asian woman`s head in profile / French woman`s head in profile
Obverse lettering5000 BANQUE DE FRANCE 5000 CINQ MILLE FRANCS
Reverse lettering5000 BANQUE DE FRANCE 5000 L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE DES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISES PAR LA LOI, AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIES
Variants
Catalog ID3831097280
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