Description
Mercury with its caduceus on the right. Cornucopia on the left.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.
