Live auction - 4230017 - 5 Francs BLEU lion inversé FRANCE 1916 F.02bis.04

5 Francs BLEU lion inversé FRANCE 1916 F.02bis.04 XF+

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Estimate :	1 500 €
Price :	1 111 €
Maximum bid :	1 401 €
End of the sale :	03 July 2018 14:09:59
bidders :	2 bidders

Face Value : 5 Francs BLEU lion inversé

Date: 07 juillet 1916

Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de France, XXe siècle

Catalogue reference : F.02bis.04

Additional reference : P.070

Alphabet - series : P.12756 n°503

Signatures : Laferrière, Picard

Detailed grade description : Non épinglé. Un pli en croix légèrement sali au verso

Inventory Fayette / Kajacques : 186 ex.

Details

F.02bis - 5 Francs BLEU lion inversé

References Banque de France : BDF190501 - BDF191501

Size: 80 x 125 mm

Date of creation/issue: 30 juillet 1914

Issue: 1912-1916

Date of withdraw: 04 octobre 1918

End of legal tender: 31 décembre 1933

Obverse description : Two statues on a pedestal at right and left, in blue. Date and zodiac sign

Reverse description : Cornucopias and floral motifs

Watermark: Woman's head in profile and BANQUE DE FRANCE

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

Alphabet - series : Part of the 1,436 alphabets for July (1912, 1913 ?) 1915 and 1916.

Engraver Gravure : P.Dujardin (R°), Pierson (V°). Dessin : C.Chazal (R°), G.Duval (V°)

Type : Identical to F.02 but the Leo sign is upside down for July

The 5 Francs Bleu with upside down Leo is an error note. The Leo symbol was printed upside down. The first upside down notes date back to July 31, 1915. For the following year, the symbol still appears upside down until July 22. Then the symbol is definitively in its right position. It is quite unlikely to find the upside down Leo symbol on a 1912 or 1913 note

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