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1.000 Livres
| Issuer | Caisse d'Escompte |
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| Year | 1790-1793 |
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| Value | 1.000 Livres |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is arranged around a central text panel bearing the obligation 'BON pour la somme de MILLE livres, payable à vue au porteur, EN ASSIGNATS, valeur reçue comptant,' with a manuscript date reading 'A Paris le 3 Novembre 1791.' A bold guilloche-bordered panel at the top carries the denomination 'MILLE' in large letterpress type, flanked by corner letters and scroll vignettes, while allegorical standing figures are engraved in the lateral borders. The lower portion bears the institution name 'Caisse d'Escompte' in a decorative cartouche, manuscript administrative signatures, a control number, and an oval tax stamp. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is covered by an elaborate interlocking guilloche underprint of spirals, rosettes, and geometric lathe-work panels in a pale tone, providing an anti-counterfeiting background. Corner monogram letters 'B' appear in each quadrant, and further manuscript text in French records an official attestation dated 9 October 1792 referencing the Comité de fabrication and the République française, accompanied by multiple manuscript signatures. A red manuscript annotation appears in the right margin. |
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| Protection type | Guilloche underprint, Official stamp |
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