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5000 Francs - Terre & Mer type 1949
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1949-1957 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents two allegorical female figures — Pomone and Amphitrite — the former holding a cornucopia overflowing with fruits and flowers, the latter bearing a trident and a seashell, representing the bounty of land and sea respectively. A terrestrial landscape with vegetation occupies the left side of the composition, while a marine seascape extends to the right. Decorative botanical motifs of plants, flowers, and fruits frame the design throughout. |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette presents two allegorical figures — Mercury, god of commerce, and Minerva, goddess of wisdom and industry — set against a background that includes an industrial factory scene to the right. Decorative botanical motifs of plants, flowers, and fruits embellish the surrounding composition in an elaborate intaglio-engraved design. |
| Reverse lettering | 5000 | 5000 BANQUE DE FRANCE L'ARTICLE 129 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRA- VAUX 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. |
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