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5000 Francs - Victoire type 1934
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1934-1935 |
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| In circulation to | 4 June 1945 |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents an allegorical female figure personifying France in left-facing profile, rendered in intaglio, wearing a laurel wreath and bearing an olive branch alongside a winged statuette of Victory. Surrounding decorative elements include wheat ears, oak leaves, and olive foliage forming a classical neoclassical frame. The denomination "CINQ MILLE FRANCS" and the issuer legend "BANQUE DE FRANCE" appear in letterpress, flanked by the numeral "5000" repeated on either side. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5000 | BANQUE DE FRANCE | 5000 CINQ MILLE FRANCS |
| Reverse description | Central allegorical female figure personifying France in left-facing profile, wearing a laurel wreath and carrying an olive branch with a winged Victory statuette, executed in intaglio on a guilloche underprint. A winged helmet appears at the upper portion of the composition, while wheat ears, oak leaves, and olive foliage provide the surrounding decorative framework. The reverse carries the full statutory warning inscription against counterfeiting in letterpress, together with the denomination numeral "5000" repeated in the corners. |
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