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| France banknotes 50 New Francs banknote, Jean Racine |
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| France paper money50 New French Francs banknote |
France Currency 50 New Francs bank note of 1974, issued by the Bank of France - Banque de France.
French banknotes, French paper money, French bank notes, France banknotes, France paper money, France bank notes, collection of French paper money, Billets de banque en franc français, collection de papier-monnaie billets français, Les billets de la Banque de France, Papier monnaie - Billets France.Obverse: Portrait of Jean Racine, French dramatist born in La Ferté-Milon in 1639, died in Paris in 1699, by engraving of Daullé. Port Royal des Champs Abbey in Magny-les-Hameaux, in the Vallée de Chevreuse southwest of Paris, from old engraving. Coat of Arms granted to Jean Racine by the King "azure of the silver swan" at right.
Reverse: Portrait of Racine from a picture of Delannoy, front view of La Ferté-Milon a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardie in northern France, his hometown. Bottom right, parchment, a quill pen, a statue on a pedestal decorated with a lyre, holding the mask of tragedy, dramatic symbols of the writer.
Watermark: Head of Andromache.
French Banknotes
1962-1979 Issue
5 Francs Louis Pasteur 10 Francs Voltaire 50 Francs Jean Racine