|
Country
|
France |
|
Authority
|
Banque de France |
|
Currency
|
Franc |
|
Denomination
|
20 |
|
Issue Start Date
|
01/07/1917 |
|
Issue End Date
|
21/02/1919 |
|
This Notes Issue Date
|
25/05/1917 |
|
Type
|
Normal |
|
Material
|
Paper |
|
Width in mm
|
160 |
|
Height in mm
|
95 |
|
Signatures
|
E. Picard - Laferriere |
|
Security Features
|
Watermark: Bayard |
|
Description Front
|
Pierre du Terrail, Chevalier de Bayard with his chivalrous motto (tr.) "Without fear nor reproach" |
|
Description Back
|
Peasant with scythe |
|
Comments
|
Short lived issue as reverse is prone to fading |
|
Source
|
Paul Neumann |
|
BNI Banknote Id
|
74084 |
| Source | Catalog # / Reference | Value | Date of Value | Comments | | 12th Ed SCWPM General Issues | P-0074 | $600.00 | 2008 | $600 UNC, $120 VF, $20 VG |
| Les Billets Français Vingtième Siècle, Claude Fayette | 11-02 | | | |
France, 20 Franc, P74, 11-02
