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200 francs: CM.1546-2009

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Issuer: Banque de France

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2009-12-01) by Lewcock, Ronald, Prof.

Dating

Production date: AD 1992

Components of the work

Object composed of paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Portrait of Montesquieu left, head facing, at right with shield of arms of his family behind him, female figure at left with sceptre and shield showing sword over unbalanced scales over quartered sun and legend upper right "L'ESPRIT / DES LOIS", Montesquieu's head in watermark panel at centre

  • Text: BANQVE DE FRANCE / P.142 // DEVX CENTS FRANCS 1992 // P.142
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: Statue of classically-garbed figure standing facing in niche above scrolled panel reading "Dialogue de / `Sylla et d'Eucrate'" at left, head of Montesquieu half-right at inner left, legal citation in panel at bottom centre, portrait of Montesquieu half-right in watermark panel at inner right, view of Chateau de Labrède at lower right, all on scrolled and lined background enveloping woman in exotic dress left studying drawing at upper right

  • Text: BANQVE / DE FRANCE // L'article 139 du code penal punit de la réclusion criminelle à perpetuité / ceux qui auront contrefait ou falsifié les billets de banque autorisés par la / loi, ainsi que ceux qui auront fait usage de ces billets contrefait ou falsifiés. / Ceux qui les auront introduits en France seront punis de la même peine.
  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.1546-2009
Primary reference Number: 176449
Bruce & Shafer: 155e
Serial: 937908
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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