Live auction - 4370161 - 50 Francs JACQUES CŒUR Épreuve FRANCE 1940 F.19.00Ec
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Estimate : | 3 500 € |
Price : | no bid |
Maximum bid : | no bid |
End of the sale : | 07 April 2020 17:00:00 |
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.093
Commentary
ÉPREUVE aboutie recto / verso non filigranée, sans numéro et signatures, grandes marges.
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