50 Numismas - Honoré de Balzac

Series: Famous writers

Obverse

Portrait of Balzac in front of the Chartreuse Beaujon, an outbuilding of the folie Beaujon, located at no. 14 rue Fortunée (now rue Balzac), where he died.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50 CINCUENTA NUMISMAS 50
HONORÉ DE BALZAC 1799-1850
Banco de Kamberra 2022

Designer: Franck Medina

Reverse

Portrait of Balzac, representation of the short story The Unknown Masterpiece

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50 Banco de Kamberra 50
De Balzac
© FRANCK MEDINA 2020

Designer: Franck Medina

Watermark

Dry stamp: Gorgon's head/medusa

© Polette (CC BY-NC-SA)

Comments

SAFETY THREAD visible on front under UV light:


Quill in its inkwell, embossed and gilded on the front:


Banknote from the Kingdom of Kamberra in Spanish and Kamberri dialect.
This micro-nation is located on an island in the Pacific Ocean, near Australia.
Franck Medina, an artist, created this kingdom, initially under the name of Principality of Camberra. This principality existed from August 6 to August 23, 1988. Then, following a change of constitution, it was renamed the Kingdom of Kamberra.
Franck Medina governed this monarchy under the name Franck 1er.
The Kingdom of Kamberra has its own currency: the Numisma.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

FIL DE SÉCURITÉ apparaissant au recto sous lumière U.V:


Plume dans son encrier en relief et de couleur dorée au recto:


Billet du royaume de Kamberra libellé en langue espagnole et dialecte kamberri.
Cette micro-nation est située sur une île en Océan Pacifique, près de l’Australie.
C’est Franck Medina, artiste, qui créé ce royaume, d’abord sous le nom de Principauté de Camberra. Cette principauté existera du 6 au 23 août 1988. Puis, suite à un changement de constitution, elle prendra le nom de Royaume de Kamberra.
Franck Medina gouverne cette monarchie sous le nom de Franck 1er.
Le Royaume de Kamberra est doté d’une monnaie : le Numisma.

See also

• Literature
• Painting
• Building
• Artist

• 50 Numismas - Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
• 50 Numismas - François-René de Chateaubriand

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