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1. Legal note issued by the Banque de France
10 franc note 1978 – Front
10 franc note 1978 – Back
This note, issued on 2 March 1978, was in the last series of
Berlioz commemorative notes issued by the Banque de France throughout much of the
1970s.
The following note has been gold plated, using a special thin sheet of 24 carat gold in a complicated process.
Gold-plated banknote – Front
Gold-plated banknote – Back
2. Trial art work for banknotes
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The back of the above note is blank.
Russian Rouble – Front
Russian Rouble – Back
3. Imaginary banknotes as an artistic creation
These wonderful imaginary banknotes issued in an imaginary country Kamberra have been created by the French artist Franck Medina.
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