Billet test échantillon 1972 basé sur le 50F BERLIOZ
Issuer France
Type ATM test notes
Obverse
Left: 3/4 right-hand profile of the composer Berlioz with 2 nude female figures covered with flowers and plant stems. On the right, another 3/4 right-hand profile of the composer Berlioz
Reverse
Center, Republic, helmeted and cuirassed, left of : O. ROTY.
Basic Information
Category
Exonumia
Face Value
50 Francs (Numeric: 50)
Physical Characteristics
Size
172 mm
Shape
Rectangular
Technical Details
Comments
This is a 1972 test banknote based on the 50F Berlioz, partly based on a 1970 design by Pierrette Lambert for a 50 franc banknote bearing the effigy of the composer Berlioz.
Banque de France banknotes: https: //www.banque-france.fr/la-banque-de-france/patrimoine/lor-et-les-anciens-billets-en-francs/billets-ouvrages-et-non-emis
PDF of the banknote: https://www.banque-france.fr/sites/default/files/ne_50f1964_berlioz.pdf
Forum : https://fr.numista.com/forum/topic105021.html
Reference work: EC.1972.01
