100 francs 1949 — France ( Pick: 128 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 100 francs issued in France in 1949. It is cataloged under Pick number 128. The dimensions of this note are 130 x 85 mm.
The front side design features a depiction of a farmer with two oxen, presented in brown, red, and multicolor. The back side displays a scene of a man, woman, and children at dockside. This note includes a watermark of a woman with hair parted on her left and bears the signatures of P. Rousseau and P. Gargam.
The printing office for this note is the Bank of France. The note was valid from November 7, 1945, to January 9, 1947, and then again from April 3, 1947, to May 19, 1949.
The front side design features a depiction of a farmer with two oxen, presented in brown, red, and multicolor. The back side displays a scene of a man, woman, and children at dockside. This note includes a watermark of a woman with hair parted on her left and bears the signatures of P. Rousseau and P. Gargam.
The printing office for this note is the Bank of France. The note was valid from November 7, 1945, to January 9, 1947, and then again from April 3, 1947, to May 19, 1949.
Specifications
- Signed by
- P. Rousseau and P. Gargam
- Date of issue
- May 19, 1949
- Printing office
- Bank of France
- Colour
- brown and red with multicolored decorations
- Dimensions
- 130 x 85 mm
- Pick catalog
- 128
About this banknote
The Bank of France issued the 100 francs banknote in 1949. This series was introduced as part of post-war efforts to stabilize and modernize the French economy and banknotes. It falls within a broader series of notes that began issuance in the years immediately following World War II.
The front of the note features a depiction of a farmer with two oxen, set against a background with brown, red, and multicolor decorations. The reverse side shows a scene with a man, woman, and children at a dockside. This note, identified by Pick number 128, bears the watermark of a woman with her hair parted on her left and was printed by the Bank of France.
