World paper money - Page 6

**De Orc** · 05-07-2009, 01:25 PM

Bob if you look at the note it says series 1944

**Daggarjon** · 05-07-2009, 01:28 PM

the 1000 franc note is 1949, the 10 franc note is 1944

**De Orc** · 05-07-2009, 01:34 PM

Ah sorry I missread it LOL the 10 franc is the allied note If you have a look at Daves site

http://www.frenchbanknotes.com/index.php

He gives some info on the note

bobbeth87 · 05-07-2009, 02:18 PM

Thanks. I'll try to find them on that site, though my initial look didn't match them. I have two more French notes, both from the 1940s. I'll post those tonight as well.

And Daggarjon was right about the dates. That is what I was talking about...

**De Orc** · 05-07-2009, 02:25 PM

Yep I realised that after he pointed it out to me LOL the info I posted was in regards to the 10 franc note only and not the 1000 franc.
The info on Daves site has the begining issue date and the final issue date for that series (1000f) and I am sure that if you were to ask him he would even be able to tell you who engraved it LOL

bobbeth87 · 05-07-2009, 02:29 PM

OK, I'll post the other two and then see if Dave can enlighten us on them.

Dave M · 05-07-2009, 02:30 PM

I've been watching this thread, waiting for the French notes to appear

The large one is commonly referred to as the 100F "Bleu Clement Serveau", after the artist who drew this and many other of France's nicest notes. The design is Minerva and Hercules. On the back is a typical French country woman. The 1-9-1949 date is one of 33 possible dates on the note, and is one of the more common. It is Pick 130, or Fayette #41 if you care about the French catalog number, and in this condition is probably worth $10 or less.

The 10F note has been covered well, again in this shape the value is minimal. You'll find this anywhere from "thrashed" (the official grade one below "good"), to UNC, and while "thrashed" probably means they were actually used and it's interesting to think back on the times during the war when France could not print notes or deliver them to various regions (these were printed in the USA) and where that particular note may have been, collectors still drift to the UNC ones which of course may have been sitting in a box in Massachusetts somewhere during the whole war.

Dave

bobbeth87 · 05-07-2009, 03:13 PM

Thanks Dave. I'll post my other 2 tonight. Thought the price for the 10 Francs is minimal, I just love the note. I wish the photo could do it justice...

bobbeth87 · 05-07-2009, 08:52 PM

OK, Dave, here are my other two French notes from the 40's. They sure are fun notes....

What can you tell us about them?

Dave M · 05-07-2009, 11:17 PM

Ah, nice!

The first one is the 50F "Le Verrier". Le Verrier was a French mathematician, who discovered Neptune - hence the wonderful drawing on the obverse. I'm particularly fond of this note for two things. Firstly it is drawn by Robert Pougheon, who isn't famous but was a great illustrator. Secondly it is one of many notes that uses a great typeface which seems on one hand so modern and yet who would dare use it on a banknote today?

The second note is the 20F Pecheur (fisherman). which is more famous for the modifications that some made to it by cutting out a picture of Hitler from a postage stamp, and sticking it in the "noose" in the lower left corner of the note. I haven't figured out how one authenticates such a note, you see them once in a while for sale, because it could easily be made today.

Again, neither has huge value in this condition, <$10 each.

Dave

bobbeth87 · 05-08-2009, 09:02 AM

Very, very cool to get such nice backgrounds on these notes. I'm going to put all of these blurbs in my notebook. Do you have the Pick # handy, if not, that is fine.

Here is one more for now....

**De Orc** · 05-08-2009, 09:14 AM

Chilie portrait of Capt. Valdivia not worth a great deal in that condition but a lovely note

Now a brief history of the man LOL

Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia (c.1500 - December 25, 1553) was a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. After serving with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in 1534, where he served under Francisco Pizarro in Peru. In 1540 he led an expedition of 150 Spaniards into Chile, where he defeated a large force of Indians and founded Santiago in 1541. He extended Spanish rule south to the Bío-Bío River in 1546, fought again in Peru (1546 – 48), and returned to Chile as governor in 1549. He began to conquer Chile south of the Bío-Bío and founded Concepción in 1550. He was killed in a campaign against the Araucanian Indians

Dave M · 05-08-2009, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobbeth87

Very, very cool to get such nice backgrounds on these notes. I'm going to put all of these blurbs in my notebook. Do you have the Pick # handy, if not, that is fine.

Whoops, sorry:
Le Verrier is Pick 127
Pecheur is Pick 100