20 Francs 21.5.1942 "Pêcheur" (Front: Breton fisherman pulling a rope with a fishing net. Other fishermen in a boat. Sight of the Port of Concarneau. Mythical fish. Back: Breton women (from Quimper and Pont L'Abbé) carrying baskets of vegetables and fruits holding a girl in arms. Notre Dame de la Joie chapel and Saint Nonna church in Penmarch. Calvaire or Golgotha, a Crucifixion post (calvary) in Penmarc'h, Brittany. Watermark: Effigy of crowned Anne, Duchess of Brittany (Anne de Bretagne) (1477-1514) in profile. Work by: Lucien Jonas. Engraved by: Georges Beltrand & Charles Clément. Security features: Watermarked paper. Consecutively running serial numbers and series. Predominant colour: Brown. Signatures: Pierre Rousseau (Le Caissier Général), René Favre-Gilly (Le Secrétaire Général). Printing method: Offset. Issuer: Bank of France. Date of First Issue: 17 December 1942. Date of Issue: 15 April 1943. End of circulation: 13 November 1950. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: Banque de France) (Series & Serial # L.24/058590669) (circulated) VF+
*/ Legal Tender Status: This banknote circulated between 17th of December 1942 and 13th of November 1950 and on the 1st of January 1963 it lost its legal tender status. Dimensions: 130 x 81 mm
Catalogue Number: P-100a (Albert Pick; Krause)
Grade/condition: Nice Very Fine (VF+) (used, circulated)
Texts: Banque de France. Vingt Francs. Le contrefacteur sera puni des travaux forcés a perpétuité. Twenty French Francs.
*/ Legal Tender Status: This banknote circulated between 17th of December 1942 and 13th of November 1950 and on the 1st of January 1963 it lost its legal tender status. Dimensions: 130 x 81 mm
Catalogue Number: P-100a (Albert Pick; Krause)
Grade/condition: Nice Very Fine (VF+) (used, circulated)
Texts: Banque de France. Vingt Francs. Le contrefacteur sera puni des travaux forcés a perpétuité. Twenty French Francs.
