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1000 Francs - type 1848 succursales modificated
| Issuer | Banque de France |
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| Year | 1850 |
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| Currency | Franc (1795-1959) |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE FRANCE SUCCURSALE DE MARSEILLE IL SERA PAYÉ EN ESPÈCES, À VUE, AU PORTEUR mille francs. BARRE FECIT |
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| Protection description | Watermark reading 1000 F - Banque de France, visible in the paper substrate |
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The Type 1848 succursales notes were a modification of the original 1847 design, adapted for use at the Banque de France's provincial branch network — the succursales — which had expanded rapidly following the banking reforms of the late 1840s. The distinction matters: notes payable at Paris and those payable at a specific branch were legally distinct instruments, and the branch-payable versions circulated within tighter regional boundaries.
Jacques-Jean Barre was chief engraver at the Paris Mint, and his involvement here reflects the Banque's habit of drawing on Monnaie de Paris talent for its intaglio work. The watermark on cotton stock of this period was the primary — effectively the only — technical security layer.