French One Hundred Francs Type 1939 Sully

Name/Title

French One Hundred Francs Type 1939 Sully

Entry/Object ID

1987.081.035

Description

French One hundred Francs Type 1939 Sully. Accession number written on obverse at bottom. Dated September 21, 1939.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Date made

1939 - 1942

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

France

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Designer or Engraver Information

Designer or Engraver

Emile Deloche

Role

Engraver

Designer or Engraver

Lucien Hector Jonas

Role

Designer

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

French Franc

Denomination

100

Issuing Authority

Bank of France

Production Dates

Sep 21, 1939

Serial Number

1442

Obverse

Description

Bust of a woman (allegory of Paris) with a child holding a flower crown. In the background, aerial view of Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral can be clearly distinguished.

Transcription

BANQUE DE FRANCE CENT FRANCS

Translation

Bank of France Cent Francs

Reverse

Description

Sully on the right holding a parchment. Picturesque landscape of pasture in the background.

Transcription

BANQUE DE FRANCE L'ART 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISES PAR LA LOI, AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIES.

Translation

BANK OF FRANCE ARTICLE 139 OF THE PENAL CODE PUNISHES OF THE WORK FORCES THOSE WHO WILL HAVE COUNTERFEITS OR FALSIFIES THE BANKNOTES OF BANKS AUTHORIZED BY LAW, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE MADE USE OF THESE COUNTERFEIT OR FALSIFIED BANKNOTES.

Security Features

Type

Watermark

Notes

Ceres and Mercury profile heads

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Obverse

Transcription

René Favre-Gilly

Language

French

Notes

General Secretary

Type

Signature

Location

Obverse

Transcription

Pierre Rousseau

Language

French

Notes

General Cashier

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Pick Number

Other Number

94

Dimensions

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

7 in

Composition

Material

Paper