Whitman Expo
Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n 100 francs (withdrawn 01.02.2009) Values
Details
Obverse: French text; painter Eug?ne Delacroix holding palette and two brushes; bare-breasted allegorical woman (Liberty) holding French flag and rifle with bayonet; leading allegorical young boy holding two pistols, from Delacroix’s 1830 painting, “la Liberté Guidant le Peuple” (Liberty Leading the People)
Reverse: French text; Eug?ne Delacroix holding quill pen; trees outside Delacroix’s apartment in Paris; penal code
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Diagonal black SPÉCIMEN / No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
Design Details
Note Color:
Brown, orange, red, and black
Note Dimension:
160 x 85 mm
Printer:
Printer (Banque de France)
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