banknote; forgery (contemporary)

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banknote; forgery(contemporary)

Object Type: banknote; forgery (contemporary)
Museum number: 1986,0423.2
Denomination: franc, 200
Description: Banknote (200 francs). Fake (contemporary). (whole); Male head at right; portrait of Baron de Montesquieu. Female figure at left with staff and shield. Coat of arms at right. (obverse); Male figure at left in niche. Male head at centre left; Baron de Montesquieu. Female figure at right with paper. Castle lower right. (reverse)
Authority
Production date: 1981
Production place: Issued in: France
Materials
Dimensions: Length: 171 millimetres; Width: 91 millimetres
Location: Not on display
Condition: Fair
Subjects: castle/fort; heraldry; academic
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1986
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1986,0423.2
Banknote serial number: A.005 640710