50 Francs 1994 (Obverse: Le Petit Prince (Little Prince). Portrait of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (full name - Antoine Jean-Baptiste Marie Roger de Saint Exupéry) - French writer and aviator born in Lyon in 1900, disappeared in an air mission July 31, 1944 off Corsica. Map of Europe and Africa where we distinguish the route of two journeys made by the aviator. Aircraft "Latécoère 28" airplane. Boa that swallowed an elephant. Fluorescent silhouette of a goatling. Reverse: Breguet-14 biplane in which Saint-Exupéry is depicted flying over the desert. Compass. Le Petit Prince on his planet. Watermark: Bust of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Work by: Roger Pfund (1943-), Switzerland. Security feature: Silhouette of a goatling fluorescing in ultraviolet light. Segmented vertical 3mm wide, exposed only on the obverse and solid embedded 1mm wide security threads. Watermarked paper. Consecutively running serial numbers. Predominant colour: Blue. Signatures: Didier Bruneel (Le Secrétaire Général), Jean Bonnardin (Le Contrôleur Général), Claude Vigier (Le Caissier Général). Printing method: Offset. Issuer: Bank of France. Date of Issue: 20 October 1993 (1994). End of circulation: 2002. End of redemption: 17 February 2012. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: Banque de France) (Serial # E 027857470) UNC
Dimensions: 124 x 80 mm
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Catalogue Number: P-157Aa
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (unused, new, mint never hinged)
Dimensions: 124 x 80 mm
LARGER SAMPLE PHOTO: CLICK HERE
Catalogue Number: P-157Aa
Grade/condition: Uncirculated (UNC) (unused, new, mint never hinged)
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