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1000 Francs
| Issuer | French Treasury |
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| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents a forward-facing bust of Mercury in intaglio engraving, wearing a winged helmet with a laurel branch draped at the right shoulder and an olive branch at the left. The denomination '1000' appears in large numerals to each side of the portrait, with the issuing authority legend and territorial restriction arcing across the note in letterpress. The overall composition is executed in the classical French engraving tradition, typical of mid-twentieth-century Allied military currency issues. |
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| Reverse description | A seated, draped female allegorical figure is positioned toward the right within a classical composition incorporating architectural elements and floral ornament, rendered in fine intaglio engraving consistent with French Treasury military currency production of the period. The denomination '1000' is repeated in bold numerals on each side of the vignette, and the statutory anti-counterfeiting warning is inscribed along the lower margin in letterpress. |
| Reverse lettering | 1000 | 1000 LE CONTREFACTEUR SERA PUNI DES PEI- NES PREVUES PAR LA LOI. |
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