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...France - Last Series

Fifty Francs, Dated 1994 P157c
Reverse
One Hundred Francs, Dated 1998 P158
Reverse
Two Hundred Francs, Dated 1995 P159a
Reverse

Update 26.01.2025

...This is the final note of France's last series before taking up the Euro common currency in early 2002. I have been wanting to get this note to complete my last French series collection. I do not have the entire series, but I do have one note each from all the denominations from 50 to 500 francs now. It was always my intention to get one note each before seeing them disappear from circulation, and this has been a making for 20+ years for me. I delayed getting this note due to the selling price and also I have other priorities for other notes to collect too. Furthermore, this note was issued so long ago, one has to be careful when buying one as all notes sold as uncirculating may actually not be in the condition described. This 500 francs came from the first print and is dated 1994. I did not aim for this as long as I have one in uncirculated condition.

 
Front - Marie Curie (b.1867-1934) and Pierre Curie (b.1859-1906) (wife and husband)
 
Signatures - Didier Brunell / Jean Bonnardin / Claude Vigier
Watermark - Marie Curie
Dimensions - 153.5mm x 80mm

Back - Scene of a chemistry laboratory.


 

 


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