Live auction - 549023 - 100 Francs DESCARTES Épreuve FRANCE 1944 F.27.09E

100 Francs DESCARTES Épreuve FRANCE 1944 F.27.09E UNC

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Face Value : 100 Francs DESCARTES Épreuve

Date: (1944)

Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de France, XXe siècle

Catalogue reference : F.27.09E

Additional reference : P.101

Detailed grade description : Infime défaut à gauche

Commentary

Épreuve recto verso avec filigrane. Pas de signatures, ni de numérotation, ni de date. Cet exemplaire fait partie de la planche de huit exemplaires retrouvée en 2005. Grandes marges.
Double-sided proof with watermark. No signatures, numbering, or date. This example is part of the eight-part plate found in 2005. Wide margins

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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