200 francs 1983 — France ( Pick: 155 )
Banknote description
The front side design features Montesquieu on the right. The note is multicoloured and is printed on paper. It measures 155 x 75 mm.
No additional attributes such as printing office or amount produced are specified. The chervonets series was demonetized on December 29, 1947.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 1983
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Multicolour
- Dimensions
- 155 x 75 mm
- Pick catalog
- 155
About this banknote
The Banque de France issued the 200 francs "Montesquieu" banknote series from 1981 to 1992, with this specific note dated 1983. The series was introduced into circulation on July 7, 1982, and was withdrawn on October 29, 1996, with legal tender status ending on April 1, 1998.
The front of the note features a portrait of Charles de Montesquieu on the right, accompanied by his coat of arms and an allegorical figure representing "The Law" holding a shield inscribed with "L'Esprit des Lois." The reverse depicts Montesquieu alongside the Château de La Brède, his birthplace, a statue of Sylla from his work "Dialogue de Sylla et d'Eucrate," and a Persian-style motif referencing his "Lettres Persanes." The note measures 172 x 92 mm and has a watermark of Montesquieu's portrait.
