Live auction - 4100199 - 20 Francs TRAVAIL ET SCIENCE Photo FRANCE 1939 F.12.00
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Estimate : | 350 € |
Price : | 380 € |
Maximum bid : | 380 € |
End of the sale : | 10 January 2017 16:33:48 |
bidders : | 3 bidders |
Face Value : 20 Francs TRAVAIL ET SCIENCE Photo
Date: (1939)
Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de France, XXe siècle
Catalogue reference : F.12.00
Additional reference : P.092s
Commentary
Document de l'atelier Clément Serveau : photographie noir et blanc d'un projet non adopté de verso pour le 20 Francs Travail et Science, avec valeur et "Banque de France". Format 21cm x 13cm.
Details
F.12 - 20 Francs TRAVAIL ET SCIENCE
References Banque de France : BDF194001
Size: 97 x 160 mm
Date of creation/issue: 16 décembre 1940
Issue: 07 décembre 1939 - 08 janvier 1942
Date of withdraw: 18 décembre 1942
End of legal tender: 01 janvier 1963
Obverse description : Personification of Science and Labor at right
Reverse description : Chemist at left. Industrial landscape with river and boats
Watermark: Face-on portrait of a woman, flag with folds
Signatures : Le Caissier Général, Le Secrétaire Général (1 var.)
Alphabet - series : 1 to 7221, 25 letters, 1,000 notes per letter
Engraver Gravure : E.Deloche. Dessin : C.Serveau
Many trials of the 20 Francs Science et Travail were made before the final type was chosen. Clément Serveau was entrusted with its design as early as 1922. It was placed in circulation 17 years later for only a little more than two years. During this long design period, the vignette, colors and engraver changed a number of times. A lot of documents thus resulted from these changes. We haven't listed them all here, but some of them may be found in our records (cgb.fr) under reference F.12.00Ec