Live auction - 4010262 - 50 Francs BLEU ET ROSE Spécimen FRANCE 1920 F.14.33Sp2

50 Francs BLEU ET ROSE Spécimen FRANCE 1920 F.14.33Sp2 UNC-

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Estimate :	3 500 €
Price :	2 600 €
Maximum bid :	2 600 €
End of the sale :	11 February 2015 16:12:23
bidders :	2 bidders

Face Value : 50 Francs BLEU ET ROSE Spécimen

Date: (1920)

Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de France, XXe siècle

Catalogue reference : F.14.33Sp2

Alphabet - series : O.0000 n°000

Signatures : Aupetit, Laferriere

Commentary

SPECIMEN, perforé deux fois SPECIMEN avec filigrane. Date 00=0=0000 (celui de PM3 ne comportait qu'un seul chiffre pour le jour). Avec Certificat de Claude Fayette.

Details

F.14 - 50 Francs BLEU ET ROSE

References Banque de France : BDF188901 - BDF189101 - BDF191101

Size: 123 x 178 mm

Date of creation/issue: 21 octobre 1889

Issue: 01 mai 1889 - 25 mars 1927

Date of withdraw: 26 janvier 1942

End of legal tender: 04 juin 1945

Obverse description : Personification of Industry and Agriculture. Medallions: Minerva and personification of the Four Seasons

Reverse description : Personifications of Industry and Agriculture.

Watermark: Woman's portrait in profile

Signatures : Le Caissier Principal, Le Secrétaire Général (8 var.)

Alphabet - series : 1 to 12691, 25 letters, 1,000 notes per letter

Engraver Gravure : J.Robert. Dessin : D.Dupuis, G.Duval

In 1914, the printing of the 50F Bleu et Rose was entrusted to two printing companies in Saint-Étienne and Paris. As a result, they issued identical creation dates for non-consecutive alphabets (see 2007 Ed., p.225). Another odd feature is little known about this banknote: starting from 1889, the hyphen used in the dates was always doubled (=). Yet, from spring 1913 to 1927, this hyphen was still doubled for even alphabets but simple (-) for odd alphabets. The checks we made allowed us to situate this change between April 26 and May 8, 1913. The exact date of this change should be determined by reviewing the odd alphabets from this period

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