p28_0087 - 20 Francs TRAVAIL ET SCIENCE FRANCE 1922 F.12.00G

20 Francs TRAVAIL ET SCIENCE FRANCE 1922 F.12.00G XF

PAPIER MONNAIE 28 (2014)
Starting price : 8 000.00 €
Estimate : 12 000.00 €
unsold lot

Face Value : 20 Francs TRAVAIL ET SCIENCE

Date: (1922)

Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de France, XXe siècle

Catalogue reference : F.12.00G

Commentary

Exceptionnelle paire de gouaches originales grands formats par Clément Serveau. Chacune avec le cachet de son atelier et collées sur carton. Au dos de celle du recto, "Clément Serveau 1922". Si le recto est assez proche du 20F type 1946, le verso est totalement différent. (format des gouaches 23cm x14cm)..
An exceptional pair of original large-format gouaches by Clément Serveau. Each bears his studio stamp and is mounted on cardboard. On the back of the front, \\\"Clément Serveau 1922.\\\" While the front is quite similar to the 1946 20F, the back is completely different. (The gouaches are 23cm x 14cm in size).

Details

F.12 - 20 Francs TRAVAIL ET SCIENCE

References Banque de France : BDF194001

Size: 97 x 160 mm

Date of creation/issue: 16 décembre 1940

Issue: 07 décembre 1939 - 08 janvier 1942

Date of withdraw: 18 décembre 1942

End of legal tender: 01 janvier 1963

Obverse description : Personification of Science and Labor at right

Reverse description : Chemist at left. Industrial landscape with river and boats

Watermark: Face-on portrait of a woman, flag with folds

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

Alphabet - series : 1 to 7221, 25 letters, 1,000 notes per letter

Engraver Gravure : E.Deloche. Dessin : C.Serveau

Many trials of the 20 Francs Science et Travail were made before the final type was chosen. Clément Serveau was entrusted with its design as early as 1922. It was placed in circulation 17 years later for only a little more than two years. During this long design period, the vignette, colors and engraver changed a number of times. A lot of documents thus resulted from these changes. We haven't listed them all here, but some of them may be found in our records (cgb.fr) under reference F.12.00Ec

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