p17_0159 - 100 Francs DESCARTES FRANCE 1942 F.27.01

100 Francs DESCARTES FRANCE 1942 F.27.01 UNC

PAPIER MONNAIE 17 (2010)
Starting price : 180.00 €
Estimate : 1 300.00 €
Realised price : 288.00 €
Number of bids : 6
Maximum bid : 288.00 €

Face Value : 100 Francs DESCARTES

Date: 15 mai 1942

Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de France, XXe siècle

Catalogue reference : F.27.01

Additional reference : P.101a

Alphabet - series : F.2 n°33546

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!

Report a mistake