type 1980 modificated
(fr) F.66ter/02A63, P#151i - alphabet A.063
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Information:
| Rarity | B - Uncommon |
| Date | Variety | Iss. | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
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| 1997 | (fr) F.66ter/02A63, P#151i - alphabet A.063 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reference | P#151 |
| Country | France |
| Period | New franc (1960-2001) |
| Issuing bank | Bank of France |
| Currency | Francs |
| Denomination | 20 Francs |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Year | 1995-1997 |
| 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
LA CONTREFAÇON OU LA FALSIFICATION DES BILLETS DE BANQUE ET LA MISE EN CIRCULATION DES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS SONT PUNIS PAR LES ARTICLES 442-1 et 442-2 DU CODE PÉNAL DE PEINES ALLANT JUSQU'À TRENTE ANS DE RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE ET TROIS MILLIONS DE FRANCS D'AMENDE.
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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