Live auction - 4230051 - 50 Francs JACQUES CŒUR Épreuve FRANCE 1940 F.19.00Ec

50 Francs JACQUES CŒUR Épreuve FRANCE 1940 F.19.00Ec XF+

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Estimate :	3 500 €
Price :	2 500 €
Maximum bid :	2 500 €
End of the sale :	03 July 2018 14:30:25
bidders :	1 bidder

Face Value : 50 Francs JACQUES CŒUR Épreuve

Date: (1940)

Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de France, XXe siècle

Catalogue reference : F.19.00Ec

Additional reference : P.093s

Commentary

Épreuve uniface partielle du recto sur papier non filigrané, grandes marges. Sans valeur faciale, signatures ni numérotation. "B B" au crayon en bas à droite. Rare.

Details

F.19 - 50 Francs JACQUES CŒUR

References Banque de France : BDF194102

Size: 90 x 145 mm

Date of creation/issue: 23 janvier 1941

Issue: 13 juin 1940 - 15 mai 1942

Date of withdraw: 04 juin 1945

End of legal tender: 04 juin 1945

Obverse description : Jacques Cœur writing with a quill. Trunk and ink bottle. The Palace of Bourges

Reverse description : Woman farmer with a distaff. Sheep, cows. City of Bourges

Watermark: Side view of woman from the Berry region

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

Alphabet - series : 1 to 178, 25 letters, 100,000 notes per letter

Engraver Gravure : C.Beltrand (R°), R.Dreyfus (V°). Dessin : L.Jonas

For years, Jacques Cœur has been systematically pointed out by M.Jarrige and Jacques Dutang (Kajacques blog). This search for known alphabets and letters has brought to light some now highly sought-after rarities. Jacques Dutang's data can be found at: https://www.kajacques.fr/pointages/50f-jacques-coeur/ See also Fabien Alleman's in-depth statistical study in Bulletin Numismatique n°161

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