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| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Trial sample (échantillon) bearing the effigy of Maurice Ravel, French composer (born 1875), as proposed vignette for the 50 Euro denomination. Three ruled rectangles appear at left and right margins, with a central pastille motif in rounded or straight-edged format. Guilloche underprint in rose tones. |
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| Reverse description | Plain rose-toned guilloche underprint without figural vignette, serving as the reverse of this Banque de France internal trial piece. The zeroed serial number placeholder and 'NO VALUE' overprint confirm its non-circulating specimen status. |
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| Protection description | Watermark attributed to © Guitou |
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