One hundred francs Sully is a French banknote, a sketch of which was developed on May 19, 1939 and was issued by the Bank of France from August 13, 1940 until one hundred francs Descartes was replaced with a banknote [1] .
| One Hundred Francs Sully | |
|---|---|
| 100 francs type 1939 Sully | |
| A country | France |
| Face value | 100 francs |
| Width | 170 mm |
| Height | 90 mm |
| Security elements | Watermark |
| Print date | 1940 - 1942 |
| Obverse | |
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| Obverse drawing | France and Cite Island |
| Author obverse | Lucien Jonas and Delos |
| Reverse | |
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| Reverse pattern | Maximilien de Bethune Sully |
| Reverse Author | Lucien Jonas and Delos |
Content
History
The banknote belongs to a series of multicolor banknotes, the main theme of which is historical figures and the regions of France, which include Twenty Francs Bayard and Fifty Francs Jacques Coeur . The banknote was issued by the Bank of France from August 1940 to May 1942. She was withdrawn from circulation and ceased to be legal tender since June 4, 1945.
Description
The authors of the banknote were the artist Lucien Jonas and the engraver Ernest Pierre Deloch. Watermarks were developed by Ernest Florian. The dominant colors of the banknote are brown and gray.
On the left in the foreground, a portrait of a woman in a laurel wreath, which symbolizes France, on the right is a child. A woman and a child are holding a medallion framed by clusters of grapes (which is a watermark). The background of the banknote is the island of Cité , aerial view.
The reverse depicts Maximilien de Bethune Sully with a scroll in his hand. On the scroll there is an inscription, in Old French, " plowing and harvesting are the two nurse (mamelles) of France." Banknote background - scenes from peasant life. In the background, the castle of Sully-sur-Loire , which Maximilien de Bethune Sully, Minister Henry IV bought in 1602.
Watermark of the head of Mercury and Ceres.
The dimensions of the banknote are 178 mm x 90 mm
Notes
- ↑ These and other data are taken from the official calendar of the Bank of France , which contains data on the creation, issue and withdrawal of all French banknotes.
Literature
- Musée Carnavalet: 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
- Tristan Gaston-Breton: Indispensable Billet. Petites et grandes histoires du billet de banque en France , Le Cherche midi, 2007 - ISBN 978-2-7491-0444-7
- M. Kolsky, J. Laurent et A. Dailly: Les Billets de France, 1707-2000 , coll. Histoire du papier-monnaie français, Les éditions du Landit, 2009 - ISBN 978-26079260903
See also
- French franc