• Banque de France Currency & Banknote Values

Banknote Book® Price Guide

coin-icon-tr
Values / World Currency / France / Banque de France

The Banque de France series of France in the World Currency contains 707 distinct entries. The Banque de France (Bank of France, BDF) was established pursuant to statute of 24 Pluviôse year VIII (13 February 1800) with its headquarters in Paris as a private institution for

The Banque de France series of France in the World Currency contains 707 distinct entries.

The Banque de France (Bank of France, BDF) was established pursuant to statute of 24 Pluviôse year VIII (13 February 1800) with its headquarters in Paris as a private institution for managing state debts and issuing notes. Banker Claude Périer drafted the first statutes and Emmanuel Crétet was the first governor. For the first fifteen years it was the sole issuer of banknotes in Paris, and this privilege was extended to other financially important cities and the rest of the country by 1848. For more information, visit https:// www.banque-france.fr.

Signature combinations have not been assigned variety numbers as is the standard elsewhere in The Banknote Book because doing so would have resulted in a confusing jumble due to the fact that over time the bank had overlapping issues with notes bearing either two or three signatures, some printed and some handwritten. Instead, samples of each signature have been reproduced in the following tables, sorted chronologically based upon the terms of service in the various offices.

Note variety descriptions list signatories’ names in the order they appear on the note, from left to right, or top to bottom.

Many images are courtesy of the Banque de France archives, which often has the only notes known to survive for early issues. Given their extreme rarity, values are not given for many issues as they simply aren’t available on the market at any price or any condition.

See More See Less

Sponsor

shop

Sponsor

shop Great Collections

Sponsor

shop ICG

Sponsor

shop CAC

Sponsor

shop US Coins and Jewelry

Sponsor

shop

Available on Greysheet Marketplace

View All
1953-D 5c MS FS

Auction Ends: 5/26/2026

1951 10c PR CAM

Auction Ends: 5/26/2026

1937-D 5c MS

Auction Ends: 5/26/2026

Dealer Directory

View All Dealers

Greysheet News

View All News
Weekly World Mint Coinage: May 21, 2026
Weekly World Mint Coinage: May 21, 2026
5/21/2026

New coins from Australia, South Africa, and Curacao.

Liberty Gets a Classic Makeover: The Half Eagles of 1834-1838
Liberty Gets a Classic Makeover: The Half Eagles of 1834-1838
5/18/2026

These coins were struck for five years—between 1834 and 1838—and they were struck every year at the Philadelphia Mint.

Greysheet Live at CSNS: John & Patrick Discuss Pricing on the Newman Portal [Video]
Greysheet Live at CSNS: John & Patrick Discuss Pricing on the Newman Portal [Video]
5/18/2026

The questions everyone is asking about how pricing is made at the Greysheet.

Map icon

DAVID LAWRENCE RARE COINS

Map icon

The Police Athletic League (PAL) Building