Banknote Billet France 500 francs Blaise Pascal 1979

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The 500 francs Pascal banknote is a French banknote issued by the Banque de France. It belongs to the so-called "Pascal" series, the issuance of which began in 1979. The example presented here bears the date of 6 February 1986 and is referenced under the number N.236.

This banknote pays tribute to Blaise Pascal, a French mathematician, physicist, philosopher and theologian of the 17th century, a major figure in the history of science and French thought. His portrait is at the heart of the banknote's graphic composition, accompanied by visual elements evoking his scientific and literary work, particularly in reference to the arithmetic machine he invented, the forerunner of the modern calculator.

The face value of this banknote is 500 francs, making it one of the highest denominations in circulation in the French monetary system of the time. The graphic design of this series is characteristic of the style adopted by the Banque de France for its banknotes of the 1970s and 1980s, with particular attention paid to security details and the chromatic richness of the printing.

The Pascal series was produced over several years, and each banknote is distinguished by its print date and serial number, key elements for collectors and paper numismatic specialists, as they allow each example to be precisely identified within the overall production. The date of 6 February 1986 and the reference N.236 thus constitute essential identification data for this particular example.

This type of banknote is now demonetised since France's transition to the euro in 2002, making it a collectible item within the field of notaphily, the branch of numismatics dedicated to banknotes.