French Fifty Francs Type 1933 Cérès. Dated February 8, 1940. Accession number written on reverse at bottom.
Collection
Banknotes
Made/Created
Date made
1937 - 1940
Time Period
20th Century
Place of Origin
Country
France
Region
Western Europe
Continent
Europe
Banknote Details
Banknote Type
Issued Note
Currency
French Franc
Denomination
50
Issuing Authority
Bank of France
Production Dates
Feb 8, 1940
Serial Number
12204
Obverse
Description
Bust of Ceres (Demeter) on the left. Statue lying on the right. Gardens of Versailles.
Transcription
BANQUE DE FRANCE
CINQUANTE
FRANCS
Translation
Bank of France
Fifty
Francs
Reverse
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.
