1940 AD., France, printer Banque de France, 100 Francs, World Paper Money P-94a.29. 105-Z.10813 Reverse

State: France
Issuer: Banque de France
Location of issue:
Date of issue: 16.5.1940 AD., series issued 19.05.1939 - 23.04.1942
Value: 100 Francs (common name among French collectors: "Sully" )
Size: 178 x 92 mm
Material: paper
Watermark: Profile of CERES on the left and MERCURY on the right
Serial : 105
Serial no. : Z.10813
Signature:s (2)
Printer: Banque de France (France) , created by Jonas, engraved by Deloche
Obv.: / / / …. , portrait of a young woman with laureate head accompanied by a child, both holding a medallion containing the watermark. Aerial view of Paris in the background.
Rev.: / / / …. , at right, Maximilien de Béthune (Duc de Sully), looking left , holding in his left hand an old parchment on which is inscribed: “Labourage & Pastourage sont les deux mamelles de la France”. In the background, the castle of Sully overlooking fields exploited by peasants with their animals (cows, goats and horses).
References: World Paper Money P-94a.29 .

Maximilien de Béthune, 1st Duke of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux (13 December 1560 – 22 December 1641) was a nobleman, soldier, statesman, and counselor of King Henry IV of France. Historians emphasize Sully's role in building a strong centralized administrative system in France using coercion and highly effective new administrative techniques. While not all of his policies were original, he used them well to revitalize France after the European Religious Wars. Most, however, were repealed by later monarchs who preferred absolute power. Historians have also studied his Neostoicism and his ideas about virtue, prudence, and discipline.
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