France 10 Francs - Berlioz type 1972 Rare Note
Obverse
Portrait of Hector Berlioz on the right, a baguette in his hand, directing an orchestra in the background, in the chapel of the Invalides.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
DIX FRANCS 10
HECTOR BERLIOZ
BANQUE DE FRANCE
Engraver: Jacques Jubert
Designer: Lucien Fontanarosa
Reverse
Hector Berlioz on the left, a guitar in his hand. In the background, the Medici villa in Rome.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
10 10
L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DE LA RECLUSION CRIMINELLE A PERPETUITE
CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE DES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISES PAR LA
LOI, AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIES.
CEUX QUI LES AURONT INTRODUITS EN FRANCE SERONT PUNIS DE LA MÊME PEINE.
BANQUE DE FRANCE
Translation:
Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with life imprisonment those who counterfeit of falsify banknotes authorized by the law, also those who pass counterfeit or falsified notes. Those who introduce them into France will receive the same punishment.
Bank of France
Engraver: Henri Renaud
Designer: Lucien Fontanarosa
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| Issuer | France |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of France (Banque de France) |
| Period | Fifth Republic (1958-date) |
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1972-1978 |
| Value | 10 Francs (10 FRF) |
| Currency | New franc (1960-2001) |









