Live auction - 546542 - 5000 Francs DÉESSE DÉMÉTER Gouache FRANCE 1942 F.40.00p

5000 Francs DÉESSE DÉMÉTER Gouache FRANCE 1942 F.40.00p VF

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Estimate :	700 €
Price :	400 €
Maximum bid :	400 €
End of the sale :	06 January 2026 15:47:34
bidders :	1 bidder

Face Value : 5000 Francs DÉESSE DÉMÉTER Gouache

Date: (1942)

Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de France, XXe siècle

Catalogue reference : F.40.00p

Additional reference : P.102

Commentary

Première étude à la gouache et au crayon pour un 5000 Francs Déméter commandé à Lucien Jonas en 1940. Cette gouache ainsi que les maquettes définitives du 5000 Francs Déméter figurent dans l'inventaire du Jacques Jonas. Ce projet deviendra, au cours de l'année 1940, le 1000 F Déméter type 1942. Au dos cachet de l'atelier de Lucien Jonas (1880-1947)..
First gouache and pencil study for a 5000 Francs Demeter coin commissioned from Lucien Jonas in 1940. This gouache, along with the final models of the 5000 Francs Demeter, is listed in the Jacques Jonas inventory. This project became, during 1940, the 1000 Francs Demeter type 1942. The reverse bears the stamp of Lucien Jonas's (1880-1947) studio.

Details

F.40 - 1000 Francs DÉESSE DÉMÉTER

References Banque de France : BDF194203

Size: 107 x 190 mm

Date of creation/issue: 21 octobre 1942

Issue: 28 mai 1942 - 20 janvier 1944

Date of withdraw: 19 mai 1944

End of legal tender: 04 juin 1945

Obverse description : Statue of Demeter with Hercules as a child on her lap. Provencal landscape with shepherd and goats

Reverse description : Mercury’s statue. Deianira taking Atlas’ place to support the world. Labors of Hercules (Cerberus, the Golden Apples). Harbor and city of Rouen in the background

Watermark: Portrait of Hermes at center

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

Alphabet - series : 1 to 11868, 1,000 notes per letter

Engraver Gravure : G.Hourriez (R°), R.Dreyfus (V°). Dessin : L.Jonas

The murky period during WWII, the quick refund in 1945 and a momentous hold-up in Clermont-Ferrand in 1944 made the 1000 F Déméter a banknote full of surprises. Large finds or great rarities, unfound dates, extreme prices: from €60 to more than €16,000 in UNC, each specimen may prove to be a treasure... Following the 1945 exchange, some stocks of the Demeter note remained hidden and could not be redeemed. If finds have become rare nowadays, it was frequent to see bundles reemerge on the market 30 or 40 years ago. A few examples of more or less significant finds: F.40.02 NEUF alph.Z.296, V.343, Y.343 F.40.03 NEUF alph.V.628 F.40.04 NEUF alph.Y.955 F.40.05 NEUF alph.C.1106 F.40.10 NEUF alph.Z.1807, R.1862, R.1863 F.40.11 NEUF alph.Z.1883 F.40.13 NEUF alph.X.2241, S.2253 F.40.14 NEUF alph.U.2435 F.40.15 NEUF alph.M.2989, T.2989, Z.3003 F.40.20 NEUF alph.R.4529 F.40.23 NEUF alph.G.5285, M.5333 F.40.27 NEUF alph.O.6413 F.40.29 NEUF alph.E.6824, H.6848 F.40.31 pr.NEUF alph.O.7074 F.40.40 NEUF alph.U.10238

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