France 50 Francs 1997 (K 039276882) (lt. circulated) XF

50 Francs 1997 (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), Yves Barroux (Le Caissier Général). Printing method: Offset. Issuer: Bank of France. Date of Issue: 20 October 1993 (1997). End of circulation: 2002. End of redemption: 17 February 2012. Material: Cotton paper. Printer: Banque de France) (Serial # K 039276882) (lightly circulated) XF

Dimensions: 124 x 80 mm

Catalogue Number: P-157Ad (Albert Pick; Krause)

Grade/condition: Extremely Fine (XF) (lightly circulated, used)

Texts: Banque de France; Cinquante Francs; Le Secrétaire Général; Le Controleur Général; Le Caissier Général; L'Article 139 du Code Pénal Punit de la Réclusion Criminelle a Perpetuité Ceux qui Auront Contrefait ou Falsifié les Billets de Banque Autorisés par la Loi, Ainsi que Ceux qui Auront Fait Usage de Ces Billets Contrefaits ou Falsifiés. Ceux Qui les Auront Introduits en France Seront Punis de la Même Peine.