500 Francs - Allied Military Currency

Features

Issuer	Francja (France)
Issuing entity	Commandement militaire allié
Period	Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944-1946)
Type	Emergency banknotes
Year	1944
Value	500 Francs
Currency	Franc (1795-1959)
Composition	Papier
Size	156 × 66 mm
Shape	Prostokątny
Demonetized	15 June 1945
Number	N# 206795
References	P# 119 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , Fay# VF.21 Claude Fayette, Jean-Marc Dessal; 2011. La Cote des Billets de la Banque de France et du Trésor (2012-2013). Numismatique & Change, Revigny-sur-Ornain, France.

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Series: Drapeau type 1944

Obverse

Guilloches Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
CINQ CENTS FRANCS
SERIE DE 1944
EMIS EN FRANCE

Reverse

Francuska flaga Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering: LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ

Printer

Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, United States

Comments

Banknoty te zostały wydrukowane w USA i wyemitowane przez wojska alianckie podczas początkowych etapów wyzwalania Francji w 1944 roku. Nie zostały one zatwierdzone przez Rząd Tymczasowy Republiki Francuskiej, ale były akcept owane przez banki i do płacenia podatków. Większe nominały zostały zdemonetyzowane w czerwcu 1945 r., ale 2, 5 i 10 franków nie zostały zdemonetyzowane aż do wprowadzenia euro. Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

These notes were printed in the U.S.A. and issued by the Allied military during the initial stages of the liberation of France in 1944. They were not approved by the Provisional Government of the French Republic but were accepted by banks and for payment of taxes. The larger denominations were demonetized in June 1945 but the 2, 5 and 10 francs were not demonetized until the introduction of the euro.

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Date		Frequency
Undetermined
1944	(fr) F.VF.21/00Sp - spécimen, n°00000000 (perforé SPECIMEN)	0%
1944	(fr) F.VF.21/01 - sans série	93%
1944	(fr) F.VF.21/02 - série X	0%

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	Katz Auction 187 Lot 1632	21 Mar 2026	Undetermined	UNC	USD 288.23 (EUR 248.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 176 Lot 1584	18 Nov 2025	Undetermined	UNC	USD 174.34 (EUR 150.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 132 Lot 1652	17 Jul 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 348.67 (EUR 300.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 118 Lot 1567	23 Mar 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 337.05 (EUR 290.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 68 Lot 1999	8 Oct 2022	Undetermined	UNC	USD 581.12 (EUR 500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 132 Lot 1651	17 Jul 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 232.45 (EUR 200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 91 Lot 418	8 Aug 2023	Undetermined	AU	USD 303.34 (EUR 261.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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