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Auction: CSS28 - Banknotes, Bonds & Shares and Coins of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 789

France, Banque de France, 5000 francs, 4.1.1918, serial number Z.3 275, the famous and beautiful 'Flameng' note, multicolour, worker seated with Mercury at upper left, angelic child figure with symbols of agriculture and painting at upper right, the reverse shows allegorical figures of 'le Recherche, le Travail and la Fortune' against a view of Paris in the background,
(Pick 76, Fayette 43.1), PCGS Banknote Grading 35 Choice Very Fine, a spectacular large size note and one of the most beautiful ever issued for circulation. A rare, one year type

Estimate
HK$40,000 to HK$45,000