10 Francs - Berlioz type 1972
Features
| Issuer | France  |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of France |
| Period | Fifth Republic (1958-date) |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Years | 1972-1978 |
| Value | 10 Francs (10 FRF) |
| Currency | New franc (1960-2001) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 75 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | 31 December 2003 |
| Number | N# 205209 |
| References | P# 150, Fay# 63 |
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
Watermark
Head of BERLIOZ in profile
Comments
A combination of signatories:
a) Hubert Morant - Pierre Vergnes - Gilbert Bouchet (from 23/11/72 to 03/10/74)
Special cases: printing and control defects. From the very first months of "Berlioz" circulation, newspapers reported incompletely printed bills. In addition, two groups of alphabets (83 to 106 and 107 to 127) bear the same creation date (October 3, 1974). These anomalies are directly linked to the various changes made to the printing and control processes for this denomination: switch from letterpress to offset printing, number of bills per production sheet (24, then very quickly 36, compared with 8 or 10 for other denominations in production), size and weight of sheet packs, number of alphabets simultaneously authorized for creation (up to 45 instead of 18).
Type 1972 adapted 1975
The spacing between the lines indicating the functions of the signatories (on the right of the front) is reduced to make the signature of the new cashier general Jean-Jacques Tronche more visible; that of the comptroller general is also slightly truncated (from alphabet 128 dated February 6, 1975).