500 Francs - type 1842

Features

Issuer France
Issuing bank Bank of France
King Louis Philippe I (Louis-Philippe Ier) (1830-1848)
Years 1844-1863
Value 500 Francs
Currency Franc (1795-1959)
Composition Paper
Size 240 × 138 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
208921
References Fay# A17
Claude Fayette, Jean-Marc Dessal; 2014. La Cote des Billets de la Banque de France et du Trésor. Numismatique & Change, Revigny-sur-Ornain, France.

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANQUE DE FRANCE
cinq cents francs.
BARRE F.

Engravers: Guillaume-Alphonse Harang (Guillaume Cabasson), Jacques-Jean Barre, Adolphe-François Pannemaker

Watermark

Five Cents - Banque de FranceAutomatically translated

Comments

Three combinations of signatories:
a) Garat (fils) - Ville - De Groussas-Cretet (from 1844 to 1848)
b) Ville or Marsaud - Doisy - De Groussas-Cretet (from 1849 to 1857)
c) Marsaud - Chazal - Soleil (from 1858 to 1863)Automatically translated

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Date No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC
1844  50 000 (fr) F.A17/01 - 22/02-05/09, alphabet 29-30
1845  50 000 (fr) F.A17/02 - 02/5-27/11, alphabet 31-32
1846-May-28  (fr) F.A17/03Ec - Sans signature, essai de couleur : fond vert sur toute la vignette, n°connus D.33 n°652
1846-Jun-28  25 000 (fr) F.A17/03 - alphabet 33
1847  50 000 (fr) F.A17/04 - 11/03-21/10, alphabet 34-35
1848-Apr-21  25 000 (fr) F.A17/05 - alphabet 36
1849  75 000 (fr) F.A17/06 - 12/04-13/12, alphabet 37-39
1850  50 000 (fr) F.A17/07 - 13/06/30/10, alphabet 40-41
1851  75 000 (fr) F.A17/08 - 06/03-23/10, alphabet 42-44
1851-Jul-10  (fr) F.A17/08x1 - contrefaçon d'époque, n°connus D.43 n°765
1851-Oct-23  (fr) F.A17/08x2 - contrefaçon d'époque, n°connus J.44 n°476
1852-Feb-26  25 000 (fr) F.A17/09 - alphabet 45
1854  50 000 (fr) F.A17/10 - 08/06-05/10, alphabet 46-47
1855  75 000 (fr) F.A17/11 - 12/07-04/10, alphabet 48-50
1856  75 000 (fr) F.A17/12 - 06/03-25/09, alphabet 51-53
1857  75 000 (fr) F.A17/13 - 12/02-12/11, alphabet 54-56
1858  75 000 (fr) F.A17/14 - 11/03-28/10, alphabet 57-59
1859  75 000 (fr) F.A17/15 - 17/02-25/08, alphabet 60-62
1860  75 000 (fr) F.A17/16 - 02/02-11/10, alphabet 63-65
1861  175 000 (fr) F.A17/17 - 14/02-26/12, alphabet 66-72
1862  125 000 (fr) F.A17/18 - 13/02-30/10, alphabet 73-77
1862-Feb-13  (fr) F.A17/18Ec - sans signature, n°connus R.73 n°551
1863-Jan-15  25 000 (fr) F.A17/19 - alphabet 78

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