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  • 2 Messidor an huit (2 Messidor year 8 = 21 06 1800) Sig front: 2 unknown administrators/Martin Garat Sig back: Devaines/Delafontaine Series A - Y 227 notes unredeemed (B903a/b) Intro: 03 03 1802 500 francs (demonetized 00.12.1897) Values

2 Messidor an huit (2 Messidor year 8 = 21 06 1800) Sig front: 2 unknown administrators/Martin Garat Sig back: Devaines/Delafontaine Series A - Y 227 notes unredeemed (B903a/b) Intro: 03 03 1802 500 francs (demonetized 00.12.1897) Values

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Banque de France

2 Messidor an huit (2 Messidor year 8 = 21 06 1800) Sig front: 2 unknown administrators/Martin Garat Sig back: Devaines/Delafontaine Series A - Y 227 notes unredeemed (B903a/b) Intro: 03 03 1802 500 francs (demonetized 00.12.1897) Values

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2 Messidor an huit (2 Messidor year 8 = 21 06 1800) Sig front: 2 unknown administrators/Martin Garat Sig back: Devaines/Delafontaine Series A - Y 227 notes unredeemed (B903a/b) Intro: 03 03 1802 500 francs (demonetized 00.12.1897) Values

Details

Obverse: French text; black calligraphic bank name; head of Vulcan in profile; hammer, saw, anvil, hatchet,Pliers, snake, horse, cornucopia; amphora, lyre, compass, bracket, head of Apollo in profile; head of Ceres in profile; head of horse, man holding trident, anchor; head of Poseidon in profile; blue calligraphic bank name

Reverse: Mirrored front image

Basic Information

GSID:

298183

Denomination:

500 francs (demonetized 00.12.1897)

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

2 Messidor an huit (2 Messidor year 8 = 21 06 1800) Sig front: 2 unknown administrators/Martin Garat Sig back: Devaines/Delafontaine Series A - Y 227 notes unredeemed (B903a/b) Intro: 03 03 1802

Design Details

Note Color:

Black, red, and blue

Note Dimension:

205 x 128 mm

Printer:

Printer (unknown)

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