Live auction - 4630276 - 100 Francs DESCARTES FRANCE 1944 F.27.06

100 Francs DESCARTES FRANCE 1944 F.27.06 UNC-

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Estimate :	250 €
Price :	136 €
Maximum bid :	136 €
End of the sale :	23 May 2023 16:02:30
bidders :	2 bidders

Face Value : 100 Francs DESCARTES

Date: 20 juillet 1944

Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de France, XXe siècle

Catalogue reference : F.27.06

Additional reference : P.101

Alphabet - series : R.104 n°79610

Signatures : Rousseau, R.Favre-Gilly

Detailed grade description : Trace de manipulation au centre sous les signatures

Details

F.27 - 100 Francs DESCARTES

References Banque de France : BDF193902

Size: 92 x 160 mm

Date of creation/issue: 21 juillet 1944

Issue: 15 mai 1942 - 19 mars 1945

Date of withdraw: 04 juin 1945

End of legal tender: 04 juin 1945

Obverse description : René Descartes with a compass in hand. Clio (the Muse of History).

Reverse description : Statue of a winged Victory holding a shield engraved with the word "PAX".

Watermark: Young man in profile with ancient hairstyle

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

Alphabet - series : 1 to 120 (in part), 25 letters (in part), 100,000 notes per letter

Engraver Gravure : E.Deloche. Dessin : L.Jonas

Thanks to a few finds, the Descartes note is often in great condition. F.27.01 UNC alph.F.2 and M.5 F.27.03 AU alph.M.55 and N.55 F.27.04 UNC alph.B.81 F.27.05 UNC alph.V.87 and E.88 F.27.06 UNC alph.W.103 and R.104 F.27.07 UNC alph.F.109 F.27.08 UNC alph.K.117 and S.118 These series account for most of the Descartes known. Out of the 120 alphabets that were issued theoretically, only about 40 have been found!

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