Bust of Montaigne leafing through a book, on the right; a castle in the background, all set within an ornate frame., Bust of Montaigne holding a letter on the left; a castle and a port in the background, all set within an ornate frame featuring a cartouche at the top center and Montaigne’s coat of arms on the left., Specimen of the 50-franc Montaigne banknote printed in 1967 but later cancelled. The watermark is shaped like a Γ and our specimen is No. 1.