Bidspirit auction | A 1944 French Paper Banknote

A 1944 French Paper Banknote and Paris Liberation Souvenir Set - A wartime group featuring a 1944 French paper banknote and a commemorative photographic souvenir set. The five franc note is designated as Serie de 1944 and bears the serial number 17745046. It is printed in blue and green with ornate scrollwork, while the reverse displays the French tricolor flag and the national motto Liberte Egalite Fraternite. Used as Invasion Money - mint condition. The souvenir envelope is titled Photos Liberation de Paris Aout 1944 and contains ten black-and-white photographic prints depicting urban combat and Resistance fighters. The cover is decorated with a tricolor cockade and the flags of the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and the French Republic.