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Series A - O in non-italics with asterisk 500 francs (demonetized 00.12.1897) Values

Series A - O in non-italics with asterisk 500 francs (demonetized 00.12.1897) Values

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Banque de France

Series A - O in non-italics with asterisk 500 francs (demonetized 00.12.1897) Values

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Series A - O in non-italics with asterisk 500 francs (demonetized 00.12.1897) Values

Details

Obverse: French text; black calligraphic bank name; standing allegorical man holding cornucopia; security stamp; head of Minerva between two cherubs; standing Mercury holding caduceus

Reverse: Mirrored front image, brown calligraphic bank name

Basic Information

298192

Denomination:

500 francs (demonetized 00.12.1897)

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Series A - O in non-italics with asterisk

Design Details

Note Color:

Green and brown

Note Dimension:

245 x 128 mm

Printer:

Printer (unknown)

Feedback:

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1899-S $1 MS

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1921-D $1 MS

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1902 $1 MS

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