Live auction - 4050056 - 500 Francs BLEU ET ROSE modifié FRANCE 1937 F.31.05

500 Francs BLEU ET ROSE modifié FRANCE 1937 F.31.05 VF+

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Estimate :	290 €
Price :	260 €
Maximum bid :	800 €
End of the sale :	12 January 2016 14:29:07
bidders :	3 bidders

Face Value : 500 Francs BLEU ET ROSE modifié

Date: 09 décembre 1937

Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de France, XXe siècle

Catalogue reference : F.31.05

Additional reference : P.088b

Alphabet - series : G.2732 n°319

Signatures : Strohl, Rousseau, R.Favre-Gilly

Detailed grade description : Joli

Details

F.31 - 500 Francs BLEU ET ROSE modifié

References Banque de France : BDF193701

Size: 140 x 242 mm

Date of creation/issue: 05 août 1937

Issue: 05 août 1937 - 18 janvier 1940

Date of withdraw: 16 décembre 1943

End of legal tender: 04 juin 1945

Obverse description : Hercules and Mercury. Caduceus and plant motifs in the background. Blue oval frieze

Reverse description : Hercules and Ceres. Two amores frame a face-on portrait of Ceres

Watermark: 500 F. Cinq cents Fr BANQUE DE FRANCE

Signatures : Le Contrôleur Général, Le Caissier Général, Le Secrétaire Général (3 var.)

Alphabet - series : 2632 to 3980, 25 letters, 1,000 notes per letter

Engraver Gravure : J.J.Barre, J.Robert, P.Dujardin. Dessin : D.Dupuis, G.Duval (R°). Gravure : A-F.Pannemaker. Dessin : G.Cabasson (V°)

Type : Identical to F.30 but with a modified signatory: "Caissier Général" instead of "Caissier Principal"

Like the F.30, this type does not exist in UNC. A few AU specimens may be found for sale sometimes. Warning: make sure you check its AU quality, which is very difficult to find for large formats

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