50 francs 1944 — France ( Pick: 117 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50 francs issued in France in 1944. It is cataloged under Pick number 117.
The design of the front side features lilac and black on a green and blue underprint, with the text "EMIS EN FRANCE." It was printed by the Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, Boston. The dimensions of the banknote are 156 x 66 mm.
The banknote was produced by the Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, Boston.
The design of the front side features lilac and black on a green and blue underprint, with the text "EMIS EN FRANCE." It was printed by the Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, Boston. The dimensions of the banknote are 156 x 66 mm.
The banknote was produced by the Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, Boston.
Specifications
- Date of issue
- 6 June 1944
- Printing office
- Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, Boston
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Lilac and black on green and blue underprint; blue on blue and red underprint
- Dimensions
- 156 x 66 mm
- Pick catalog
- 117
About this banknote
The Allied Military Command issued this 50-franc banknote in 1944 during the initial stages of France's liberation in World War II. Printed by the Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company in Boston, these notes were introduced on June 6, 1944, to provide a stable currency in liberated areas.
The obverse features intricate guilloche patterns with the inscriptions "CINQUANTE FRANCS," "SERIE DE 1944," and "EMIS EN FRANCE." The reverse displays the French tricolor flag accompanied by the national motto "LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ." Measuring 156 x 66 mm, this note was demonetized on June 15, 1945.
