France Paper Money Collection France Paper Money Collection
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 | Pick# 98a - Banque de France 5 Francs, 1941-1943 Issue, 2.6.1943 Obverse: Pyrenean shepherd at right Reverse: Woman and flowers Watermark: Man with helmet Size: 99 x 64 mm |
 | Pick# 99e - Banque de France 10 Francs, 1941-1943 Issue, 13.1.1944 Obverse: Miners at left, another at right Reverse: Cows at left, farm woman and child at right Watermark: Man with helmet Size: 117 x 75 mm |
 | Pick# 100a - Banque de France 20 Francs, 1941-1943 Issue, 28.1.1943 Obverse: Breton fisherman at right Reverse: Two peasant women and a child and fruits at left center, Breton calvary statuary at right Watermark: Profile of woman with crown Size: 130 x 81 mm |
 | Pick# 146a - Banque de France 5 Francs, 1962-1966 Issue, 5.5.1966 Obverse: Louis Pasteur at left, Pasteur Institute in Paris on right Reverse: Laboratory equipment, man fighting a rabid dog, Pasteur at right Watermark: Louis Pasteur Signatures: R. Tondu, P. Gargam, and H. Morant Size: 139 x 74 mm |
 | Pick# 157Ad - Banque de France 50 Cinquante Francs, 1993-1997 Issue, 1997 Obverse: Drawing of le Petit Prince at left, Old airplane at top left, topographical map of Africa at center, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry at right Reverse: Breguet biplane The Little Prince (French: Le Petit Prince), published in 1943, is French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's most famous book. Saint-Exupéry wrote it while living in the United States. It has been translated into more than 180 languages and sold more than 80 million copies making it one of the best selling books ever. |
 | Pick# 159b - Banque de France 200 Cinquante Francs, 1993-1997 Issue, 1996 Obverse: Gustave Eiffel at right, observatory at upper left, Eiffel tower truss at center Reverse: View through tower base across exhibition grounds at left Watermark: Gustave Eiffel. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (December 15, 1832 – December 27, 1923) was a French structural engineer and entrepreneur and a specialist of metallic structures. He is famous for designing the Eiffel Tower, built 1887–1889 for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France, and the armature for the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor |