France - Treasury
Issued by a variety of sources during WWI and WWII, these banknotes were printed to support French nationals and Allied forces who, for various reasons, needed the availability of Francs while they were in war zones, occupied territories, etc.
1917-1919
VF.2.10 (
"...de la 4e annee qui suivra..." on back
- P-M4
"...de la 4e annee qui suivra..." on back
- ND (1919)
- 100 x 65mm
- Sig 1
- Watermark: Bee pattern
- Vallée, L. DEL (F)
VF.4.09 (
"...de la 4e annee qui suivra..." on back
- P-M5
"...de la 4e annee qui suivra..." on back
- ND (1919)
- 105 x 65mm
- Sig 1
- Watermark: Bee pattern
- Vallée, L. DEL (F)
VF.5.1 (
"...de la 2e annee qui suivra..." on back
- P-M3
"...de la 2e annee qui suivra..." on back
- ND (1917)
- 110 x 70mm
- Sig 1
- Watermark: Bee pattern
- Vallée, L. DEL (F)
1945
VF.13x 1000 Francs Marianne
- Counterfeit
First Issue, 1944
VF.16.1 (
- P-114a
- Printer: Forbes
- 1944
- 78 x 67mm
VF.16.2 (
- P-114b
- 1944
- Block 2
VF.17.1 (
- P-115a
- Printer: Forbes
- 1944
- 78 x 67mm
VF.18.1 (
- P-116a
- Printer: Forbes
- 1944
- 78 x 67mm
VF.19.1 (
- P-117a
- Printer: Forbes
- 1944
- 156 x 66mm
VF.20.1 (
- P-118a
- Printer: Forbes
- 1944
- 156 x 66mm
VF.21.1 (
- P-119a
- Printer: Forbes
- 1944
- 156 x 66mm
Second Issue, 1945
Provisional French Franc Currency
VF.24.1 (
- P-122a
- Printer: Forbes
- 1945
- 156 x 66mm
VF.25.6 (
- P-123c
- Printer: Forbes
- 1945
- 156 x 66mm
- Block 6
Occupied Territories
VF.33proof (
- P-M10proof
- 1947
- Face Proof
German Occupation - Trésor Public
VF.34s (
- P-M11s
- 1955
- Specimen
Franco-Belgian Railways Administration in Occupied German Territory
The Occupation of the Ruhr (German: Ruhrbesetzung) was a period of military occupation of the German Ruhr Valley by France and Belgium between 1923 and 1925 in response to the Weimar Republic's failure to continue its reparation payments in the aftermath of World War I. These notes were used in this region at that time.
VF.R1 (
- P-R1
- Printer: Paul DuPont, Paris
- 1947
- 116 x 75mm
- De Ruaz, E. SC
- Vergnot, R. DEL (F)
VF.R2 (
- P-R2
- Printer: Paul DuPont, Paris
- 1947
- 116 x 75mm
- De Ruaz, E. SC
- Vergnot, R. DEL (F)