Ten francs "Miner" - a French banknote issued by the Bank of France , the sketch of which was developed on September 11, 1941 and issued by the Bank of France on November 11, 1943. The banknote was issued until 1951. She replaced the Ten Francs Minerva .
| Ten francs "Miner" | |
|---|---|
| 10 francs type 1941 "Mineur" | |
| A country | France |
| Denomination | 10 francs |
| Width | 118 mm |
| Height | 75 mm |
| Security features | Watermark |
| Background | Obverse: mostly brown and gray Reverse, shades of yellow, green and blue, |
| Date of printing | 1943 - 1949 |
| Obverse | |
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| Drawing obverse | Portrait of a miner with a pick on his shoulder against the background of the village |
| Author obverse | Lucien Jonas and engravers Camille Beltran and Ernest-Pierre Delosh |
| Reverse | |
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| Reverse pattern | Peasant woman in a white scarf and a child in her arms |
| The author of the reverse | Lucien Jonas and engravers Camille Beltran and Ernest-Pierre Delosh |
Content
History
This banknote appeared after the German occupation of France. The General Council of the Bank of France has developed a series of banknotes, which depicted people of working professions and people in traditional costumes from different regions of the country. This series caused some controversy in the press of that time (see Five Franks Shepherd ).
In the first draft of the banknote, submitted to the General Council in 1939, a soldier with a rifle on his shoulders was depicted. Although the design of the banknote is related to the topic of work and family, were two favorite themes of Petain , but the additional issue of banknotes was printed in 1949 and withdrawn from circulation in 1951. The banknote was deprived of the status of legal tender from January 1, 1963.
Description
The authors of the banknote are: Lucien Jonas, and engravers Camille Beltran and Ernest-Pierre Delosh.
The obverse of the banknote, mostly brown and gray, on the left side of the banknote is a portrait of a miner with a pick on his shoulder against the background of the village. Along the edges of the banknote statues of two standing miners.
The reverse, which combines shades of yellow, green and blue, is depicted as a peasant woman in a white kerchief and a child in her arms. She holds a hoe in her left hand. A peasant woman is depicted against the backdrop of the countryside and two oxen with a yoke.
The theme of the banknote was the region of Lorraine : Jeanne d'Arc in a helmet is depicted on a watermark. The dimensions of the banknote are 118 mm x 75 mm [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Encyclopedia of the French franc (Fr.) . site franc.francais.free. The appeal date was July 9, 2011. Archived April 7, 2012.
Literature
- Collectif: L'art du billet. Billets de la Banque de France 1800-2000 , Banque de France / Paris-Musées, 2000 - ISBN 978-2879004877
- Claude Fayette, Les billets de la Banque de France et du Trésor (1800–2002) , C. Fayette Éd., 2003 - ISBN 978-2951634312
- (en) Edited by George S. Cuhaj: Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, General Issues, Vol 2 (1368–1960) , 12th ed., Krause Publishing, 2010 - ISBN 978-1440212932