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viernes, 22 de febrero de 2019

France: occupation by the Allies (1944)

This serie of banknotes belongs to the period after the battle of Normandy, after which the provisional Government of the French Republic established by the French Committee of National Liberation considered illegitimate, null and void to the France of Vichy deposed him with the exile of its leader Philippe Pétain. During these two years, four provisional governments were led by Charles de Gaulle, Felix Gouin, Georges Bidault and Léon Blum. Finally, the provisional government came to an end with the establishment of the Fourth French Republic. There are banknotes of 2 francs, 5 francs, 10 francs, 50 francs, 100 francs, 500 francs, 1,000 francs and 5,000 francs.

2 francs (deux francs)

This banknote worth 2 francs was issued in 1944. On the main side right appears a 2, the serie number, the written value of the banknote and the official name of the country in French (France). In the corners there are four 2's, with two torches and a net in the background and a text saying that the banknote was coined in France.  The rest of the banknote is fulled with decorative elements.
On the other side of the banknote it has vegetal decorative elements with the French flag and the country's motto (Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité) in the center of the banknote. This banknote has no digital watermark. The size of this banknote is 7.8 cm x 6.6 cm.

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