The Treasury do its number!
This is the first time that we have published the full list of smaller and larger numbers regarding all references and variants for Treasury notes. There has long been a craze among collectors for the smaller numbers of the Bank of France and to a lesser extent for the larger numbers. This interest is still in its infancy on the Treasury notes, in part because some issues are not fully identified. But with the publication of this extreme score, the numbers are refined (1) and open the way to a new area of collection. The prices of these notes are still very low, so you should take advantage of them without delay ...
The list will be published in several parts and in the order of the numbers in the Fayette-Dessal catalog (2). Part One includes banknotes for the following issues:
- Issues from the Treasury to the Armies (1917-1919),
- Issues from the Central Treasury for Corsica (1943-1945),
- Issues from the Central Treasury, English prints (1945),
- Issue from the British Military Authority (BMA) for France (1944).
Treasury to the Armies
50 centimes Treasury Armies Type 1917
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.01 or Pick: # M01). Letter A to Q. Issue: 999,999 copies. 1410 banknotes in inventory.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.01.01 | Letter A | A 0,003,938 | |
| VF.01.17 | Letter Q | Q 0,991,596 |
50 centimes Treasury Armies Type 1919
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.02 or Pick: # M04). Letter R to Z, A1 and B1 (Series C1 has still not been found). Issue: 999,999 copies. 559 banknotes in inventory.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.02.01 | Letter R | R 0,037,550 | |
| VF.01.11 | Letter B1 | B1 0,029,760 |
1 franc Treasury Armies Type 1917
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.03 or Pick: # M02). Letter A to M and M2. Issue: 999,999 copies. 821 banknotes in inventory.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.03.01 | Letter A | A 0,000,768 | |
| VF.03.14 | Letter M2 | M2 0,320,470 |
1 franc Treasury Armies Type 1919
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.04 or Pick: # M05). Letter N to Z, A2 to F2 and M2. Issue: 999,999 copies. 692 banknotes in inventory.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.04.01 | Letter N | N 0,004,932 | |
| VF.04.20 | Letter M2 | M2 0,952,647 |
2 francs Treasury Armies Type 1917
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.05 or Pick: # M03). Letter A to C. Issue: 999,999 copies. 303 banknotes in inventory. Very rare in series C.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.05.01 | Letter A | A 0,001,035 | |
| VF.05.03 | Letter C | C 0,050,034 |
Issues from the Central Treasury for Corsica
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.06, Schwan-Boling: # 116 or Pick: # 105). Letter PG, PH, PK, PL, PM and PN. Issue: 5,999,995 copies. 511 banknotes in inventory. Rare in letter PH.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.06.01a | Letter PG | PG 000,781 | |
| VF.06.01g | Letter PN | PN 884,803 |
1000 francs Phœnix Type 1943 Reserve
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.07, Schwan-Boling: # 133 or Pick: # 108). Letter TB and TC. Not issued. 5 banknotes in inventory including 3 specimens. Very rare.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.07.01 | Letter TB | TB 000,001 | |
| VF.07.01 | Letter TC | TC 373,007 |
5000 francs Liberty Type 1943 Not issued
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.08, Schwan-Boling: # 135 or Pick: # 110). Not issued. Only 1 copy known in inventory! Very rare.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.08.01 | Lettre VA | VA 008,012 / 008,012 | VA 008,012 / 008,012 |
500 francs Algeria overprinted "Treasury" Type 1943
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.09, Schwan-Boling: # 117 or Pick: # 111). Issue: 391,439 copies. 48 banknotes in inventory. Rare banknote.
| Variants | Date | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.09.01 | 08-10-1943 | W.175-077 | |
| VF.09.01 | 26-10-1943 | Z.190-959 |
1000 francs Algeria overprinted "Treasury" Type 1943
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.10, Schwan-Boling: # 118 or Pick: # 112). Issue: 2,343,808 copies. 124 banknotes in inventory.
| Variants | Date | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.10.01 | 30-04-1942 | J.403-402 | |
| VF.10.02 | 02-11-1942 | Z.730-978 |
5000 francs Algeria overprinted "Treasury" Type 1943
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: #NA, Schwan-Boling: # 119 or Pick: # 113). Issue: 844,014 copies but all destroyed! 1 copy in inventory. Very rare.
| Variants | Date | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pick : #113 | 03-02-1942 | O.28-519 | O.28-519 |
Issues from the Central Treasury, English prints
500 francs Marianne Type 1945 (Letter L)
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.11.01, Schwan-Boling: # 131a or Pick: # 106a). Series 01L to 99L. Issue: unknown but probably 100,000,000 copies. 764 banknotes in inventory.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.11.01 | 01L | 098700 | |
| VF.11.01 | 99L | 986186 |
500 francs Marianne Type 1945 (Letter M)
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.11.02, Schwan-Boling: # 131b or Pick: # 106b). Series 01M to 99M. Issue: unknown but probably 100,000,000 copies. 468 banknotes in inventory.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.11.02 | 01M | 162858 | |
| VF.11.02 | 97M | 531567 |
500 francs Marianne Type 1945 (Letter N)
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.11.03, Schwan-Boling: # 131c or Pick: # 106c). Series 01N to 33N. Issue: unknown. 41 banknotes in inventory. Rare.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.11.03 | 01N | 639732 | |
| VF.11.03 | 33N | 210959 |
500 francs Marianne Type 1945 (Letter Z)
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.11.04, Schwan-Boling: # 131d or Pick: # 106d). 01Z series. Issue: unknown. 4 banknotes in inventory. Very rare.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.11.04 | 01Z | 546486 | 772336 |
1000 francs Marianne Type 1945 (Letter A)
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.12.01, Schwan-Boling: # 132a or Pick: # 107a). Series 01A to 99A. Issue: unknown but probably 100,000,000 copies. 522 banknotes in inventory.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.12.01 | 01A | 022249 | |
| VF.12.01 | 99A | 778713 |
1000 francs Marianne Type 1945 (Letter B)
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.12.02, Schwan-Boling: # 132b or Pick: # 107b). 01B series. Issue: unknown. 35 banknotes in inventory. Rare note.
| Variants | Series | + petit N° | + grand N° |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.12.02 | 01B | 019732 | 994883 |
1000 francs Marianne Type 1945 (Letter D)
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.13.01, Schwan-Boling: # 132c or Pick: # 107c). Series 01D to 99D. Issue: unknown but probably 100,000,000 copies. 448 banknotes in inventory.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.13.01 | 01D | 475353 | |
| VF.13.01 | 99D | 977826 |
1000 francs Marianne Type 1945 (Letter E)
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.13.02, Schwan-Boling: # 132d or Pick: # 107d). Series 01E to 99E. Issue: unknown but probably 100,000,000 copies. 352 banknotes in inventory.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.13.02 | 01E | 145009 | |
| VF.13.02 | 99E | 468121 |
1000 francs Marianne Type 1945 (Letter H)
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.13.03, Schwan-Boling: # 132d or Pick: # 107e). 01H and 02H series. Issue: unknown. 22 banknotes in inventory. Very rare.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.13.03 | 01H | 161837 | |
| VF.13.03 | 02H | 949629 |
5000 francs Marianne Type 1945
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.13.01, Schwan-Boling: # 134 or Pick: # 109). Series 02K, 04K, 05K and 08K. Issue: unknown. 7 banknotes in inventory. Very rare.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.14.01 | 02K | 185506 | |
| VF.14.01 | 08K | 366001 |
British Military Authority (BMA)
1 Pound British Military Authority Type 1944
(Ref. Fayette-Dessal: # VF.15.01, Schwan-Boling: # 306d or Pick: # M6c). 39Z Series. Issue: 50 copies for France (probably numbers 39Z 000051 to 39Z 000100). 15 banknotes in inventory. Very rare. See the note in the FBOW website.
| Variants | Series | Smaller No. | Larger No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| VF.15.01 | 39Z | 000054 | 000084 |
Notes
(1) All the figures come from research compiled and inventoried by the author on his blog "FBOW (French Banknotes Of War)".
(2) "La cote des billets", 2019 edition by MM. Claude Fayette and Jean-Marc Dessal (cf. pages 426 to 443).
