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Face Value : 100 Francs DESCARTES
Date: 07 janvier 1943
Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de France, XXe siècle
Catalogue reference : F.27.03
Additional reference : P.101
Alphabet - series : N.55 n°39387
Signatures : Rousseau, R.Favre-Gilly
Detailed grade description : Pli central, un épinglage, petites manipulations
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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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