5 francs 1940 — France ( Pick: 83 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 francs issued in France in 1940. It is listed under Pick number 83, identifying it within the issue. Its denomination and catalog reference place it among documented banknotes.
The front side design features a woman wearing a helmet on the left, with the date "13.7.1939-26.12.1940" and the signature title "LE CAISSIER GÉNÉRAL." The back side depicts a dock worker alongside a sailing ship. This banknote is violet in color and measures 125 x 80 mm.
Signed by Charles-Albert Walhain, Ernest Deloche, Georges Duval, and Cesare Abramo Romagnoli, it was printed by the Bank of France. The 5 francs denomination was part of a series issued during a period of significant transition in France.
The front side design features a woman wearing a helmet on the left, with the date "13.7.1939-26.12.1940" and the signature title "LE CAISSIER GÉNÉRAL." The back side depicts a dock worker alongside a sailing ship. This banknote is violet in color and measures 125 x 80 mm.
Signed by Charles-Albert Walhain, Ernest Deloche, Georges Duval, and Cesare Abramo Romagnoli, it was printed by the Bank of France. The 5 francs denomination was part of a series issued during a period of significant transition in France.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Charles-Albert Walhain, Ernest Deloche, Georges Duval, Cesare Abramo Romagnoli
- Date of issue
- 2 September 1939
- Printing office
- Bank of France
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Violet
- Dimensions
- 125 x 80 mm
- Pick catalog
- 83
About this banknote
The Bank of France issued the 5 Francs banknote (Pick 83) on December 26, 1940. This note was part of a series introduced during the late 1930s and early 1940s, with earlier issues dated November 2, 1939.
The obverse features a woman wearing a helmet on the left side, with the signature title "LE CAISSIER GÉNÉRAL." The reverse depicts a dock worker and a sailing ship. The note measures 125 x 80 mm and is printed in lilac color. It was demonetized on January 1, 1963.
