Live auction - 546546 - 100 Francs DESCARTES Épreuve FRANCE 1942 F.27.00e

100 Francs DESCARTES Épreuve FRANCE 1942 F.27.00e AU

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Estimate :	1 000 €
Price :	706 €
Maximum bid :	777 €
End of the sale :	06 January 2026 15:36:35
bidders :	2 bidders

Face Value : 100 Francs DESCARTES Épreuve

Date: (1942)

Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de France, XXe siècle

Catalogue reference : F.27.00e

Additional reference : P.101

Commentary

Épreuve 1er état au format du recto en couleurs, impression très précise et détaillée sur papier glacé. Ce document de type préliminaire (voir photo de la maquette lot ref. 546516) laisse apparaître des différences notables : le DE de Banque de France est plus grand, il n'y a rien à droite du ruban en haut, la couleur du texte dans le bandeau est différente. Les publications de Jacques Jonas permettent de constater que cette version préliminaire du recto sera modifiée après juin 1940..
First state proof in color, printed on glossy paper, with high precision and detail. This preliminary document (see photo of the mock-up, lot ref. 546516) shows notable differences: the \\\"DE\\\" of the Bank of France is larger, there is nothing to the right of the ribbon at the top, and the text color in the header is different. Jacques Jonas's publications indicate that this preliminary version of the front page was modified after June 1940.

Details

F.27 - 100 Francs DESCARTES

References Banque de France : BDF193902

Size: 92 x 160 mm

Date of creation/issue: 21 juillet 1944

Issue: 15 mai 1942 - 19 mars 1945

Date of withdraw: 04 juin 1945

End of legal tender: 04 juin 1945

Obverse description : René Descartes with a compass in hand. Clio (the Muse of History).

Reverse description : Statue of a winged Victory holding a shield engraved with the word "PAX".

Watermark: Young man in profile with ancient hairstyle

Signatures : Le Caissier Général, Le Secrétaire Général (1 var.)

Alphabet - series : 1 to 120 (in part), 25 letters (in part), 100,000 notes per letter

Engraver Gravure : E.Deloche. Dessin : L.Jonas

Thanks to a few finds, the Descartes note is often in great condition. F.27.01 UNC alph.F.2 and M.5 F.27.03 AU alph.M.55 and N.55 F.27.04 UNC alph.B.81 F.27.05 UNC alph.V.87 and E.88 F.27.06 UNC alph.W.103 and R.104 F.27.07 UNC alph.F.109 F.27.08 UNC alph.K.117 and S.118 These series account for most of the Descartes known. Out of the 120 alphabets that were issued theoretically, only about 40 have been found!

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