France 200 Francs 1994

type 1981, article 442

(fr) F.70/2/02a, P#155f - alphabet U.168

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France 200 Francs, 1994 P-155 obverse
France 200 Francs, 1994 P-155 reverse

Information:

Rarity C - Scarce
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1994 (fr) F.70/2/02a, P#155f - alphabet U.168 + - - - - - -
Reference P#155
Country France
Period New franc (1960-2001)
Issuing bank Bank of France
Currency Francs
Denomination 200 Francs
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1994
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes on 31.03.1998
Size (WxH) 172x92 mm

Obverse:

France 200 Francs, 1994 P-155
Latin

Obverse text

BANQVE DE FRANCE // 200 DEVX CENT FRANCS

Obverse symbol

Portrait of Montesquieu (1689 –1755), his coat of arms, an allegorical representation of the law and the imaginary coat of arms of justice.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

200 // 200 BANQVE DE FRANCE 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 symbol

The identically inverted portrait of Montesquieu on the front, motifs evoking two of his works: a statue of Scylla, a character reading his "The Persian Letters" and the background consisting of a Persian decor; Château de La Brède, his birthplace.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1994 (fr) F.70/2/01, P#155f - alphabet 155-167 + - - $6,90 $11,00 - -
1994 (fr) F.70/2/02, P#155f - alphabet 168 + - - - - - -
1994 (fr) F.70/2/02a, P#155f - alphabet U.168 1m - - - - - -