The Banque de France 'Minerve et Hercule' 1000 francs shows the goddess Minerva with Hercules amid garlands of fruit and wheat on the front, and a veiled female head on the back. This large post-war type circulated in the years before the 1960 introduction of the nouveau franc.
Ref
2408
Country
France
Issuer
France
Denomination
1000 francs
Catalogue number
Pick 130
Date
1949 (printed on the note)
Estimated value
£8.00 to £180.00 · price guide: Numista sales (VF about $16, AU $23–108, UNC $175–259)