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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dave M, post: 541345, member: 17469&quot;]Yeah, kind of &quot;ordinary&quot;, I guess? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>For being France&#039;s most beautiful banknote (IMO), it sure had trouble getting out the door. Flameng produced the drawing in 1891 for it, and it went nowhere. BdF dug it back up in 1918 and printed it up, but kept it in the vaults until 1938.</p><p><br /></p><p>Flameng was known primarily for his drawings of war-torn France during WWI. You can see that style a bit in this banknote, with the various allegorical figures sitting around looking a bit out of sorts, thinking about &quot;what&#039;s next?&quot; for France. Except for the babe in the blindfold - I&#039;m not even going to offer a guess on that one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Dave[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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