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5000 Francs - Terre & Mer type 1949
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1949-1957 |
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| Value | 5000 Francs |
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| 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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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The 5000 Franc "Terre & Mer" was among the highest denominations in postwar French circulation, issued through a period of persistent inflationary pressure that steadily eroded its real purchasing power — by the mid-1950s, 5000 francs was a respectable but no longer extraordinary sum. The engraving work was divided across multiple members of the Beltrand family: Georges Beltrand and his son Georges Léon Égalité Beltrand handled portions of the obverse, while Camille Beltrand took the reverse — an unusual concentration of a single artistic dynasty on one note.
The series ran across four distinct signature combinations, with Gargam as caissier principal throughout the entire print run, a continuity that spans eight years and four changes in bank governance above him.