Cérès and Mercure
(fr) F.37/02, P# 79a - 2 - 25 juillet 1928, alphabet 691-750
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Information:
| Rarity | RR - Very Rare |
| Date | Variety | Iss. | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| 1928 | (fr) F.37/02, P# 79a - 2 - 25 juillet 1928, alphabet 691-750 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reference | P#79 |
| Country | France |
| Period | Franc (1795-1959) |
| Issuing bank | Bank of France |
| Currency | Francs |
| Denomination | 1.000 Francs |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1927-1937 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 04.06.1945 |
| Size (WxH) | 235x130 mm |
Obverse:
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Obverse textCH. WALHAIN FEC E. DELOCHE SC.
BANQUE DE FRANCE
MILLE FRANCS
L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPETUITE
CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE DES
BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISES PAR LA LOI,
AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES
BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIES. CEUX QUI
LES AURONT INTRODUITS EN FRANCE SERONT
PUNIS DE LA MEME PEINE.
1000 | 1000
Obverse symbolAbove, two medallions with portraits of Ceres on the left and Mercury on the right. Two standing children symbolize Agriculture on the left and Commerce on the right.
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Reverse:
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Reverse text1000 | BANQUE DE FRANCE | 1000
CH. WALHAIN FEC E. DELOCHE SC.
Reverse symbolIn the center, a statue of Fortune. A decorative painter on the right and Louis Pasteur. A blacksmith on the left and André Marie Ampère.
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