type 1980 with safety wire
(fr) F66bis/04A40, P#151f - alphabet A.040
© CGB
generic images
Information:
| Rarity | B - Uncommon |
| Date | Variety | Iss. | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| 1993 | (fr) F66bis/04A40, P#151f - alphabet A.040 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reference | P#151 |
| Country | France |
| Period | New franc (1960-2001) |
| Issuing bank | Bank of France |
| Currency | Francs |
| Denomination | 20 Francs |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1990-1993 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes on 17.02.2012 |
| Size (WxH) | 140x75 mm |
Obverse:
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Latin
Obverse textBanque de France
Vingt Francs
Claude Debussy
20
Obverse symbolFrench musician Claude Debussy (1862 –1918) from the portrait painted by Marcel Baschet at the Villa Medici in Rome in 1884 and kept at the Musée d'Orsay. In the background, decor on the theme of "the Sea", work of the musician
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Reverse:
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Latin
Reverse textBanque de France
20
L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DE LA RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE A PERPETUITE CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS 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 MÊME PEINE.
Reverse symbolPortrait of Debussy with the identical inverted front, against the backdrop of the stage for the fountain of the blind by Pelléas et Mélisande, musical drama
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