PARIS. 50 Actions de F100. Serie 2. pink, black. #200000. No 177201-250. Superb piece from the very first days of electricity. Exquisite design and engraving of goddesses, cherubs, train, ship and so much more. The designer was HerculeCatenacci, responsible for many of the finest French shares. Catenacci (born Ferrara 1816,died Paris 1884) studied in Italy, but had to leave the country for political reasons. After visiting Greece and the East, he settled in Paris, and took French nationality. He was first shown at the Salon of 1869, and achieved fame as a painter and illustrator. Rare top denomination.