France 10 Francs – Berlioz type 1972 RARE NOTE

Obverse

Portrait of Hector Berlioz on the right, a baguette in his hand, directing an orchestra in the background, in the chapel of the Invalides.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DIX FRANCS 10
HECTOR BERLIOZ
BANQUE DE FRANCE

Engraver: Jacques Jubert

Designer: Lucien Fontanarosa

Reverse

Hector Berlioz on the left, a guitar in his hand. In the background, the Medici villa in Rome.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
10 10
L’ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DE LA RECLUSION CRIMINELLE A PERPETUITE
CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIE DES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISES PAR LA
LOI, AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIES.
CEUX QUI LES AURONT INTRODUITS EN FRANCE SERONT PUNIS DE LA MÊME PEINE.
BANQUE DE FRANCE

Translation:
Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with life imprisonment those who counterfeit of falsify banknotes authorized by the law, also those who pass counterfeit or falsified notes. Those who introduce them into France will receive the same punishment.
Bank of France

Engraver: Henri Renaud

Designer: Lucien Fontanarosa