Catalog
10 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Populaire de la Broye |
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| Year | 1865-1871 |
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| Shape | Rectangular (hand cut) |
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| Obverse description | Plain paper ground with an intricate engraved border composed of four corner vignettes — a church tower at upper left, a rural landscape at upper right, a basket of fruit at lower left, and a garden scene at lower right — all linked by ornate cartouche frames. A central oval vignette at the top portrays a rural genre scene with figures in a landscape. The issuer's name, BANQUE POPULAIRE DE LA BROYE, is set in bold letterpress across the centre, above the promise-to-pay text and the large denomination legend DIX FRANCS. Denomination numerals 10 appear at all four corners, with serial number and series references printed in the upper and lower margins, and three manuscript signature lines below the main text. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely plain, printed on unadorned paper now heavily aged and toned, with no vignettes or decorative elements. A single handwritten or printed inscription runs diagonally along the left margin, recording the date of issue into circulation. The right portion of the reverse bears a large rectangular area of heavy foxing and staining consistent with the note's age and circulation history. |
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The Banque Populaire de la Broye was one of several short-lived cantonal private banks operating in the Vaud district during the mid-nineteenth century, issuing notes in direct competition with the larger established institutions before the Federal Banking Act of 1881 consolidated currency issuance and eventually swept most of them out of existence. Payerne, a small market town in the Broye valley, was both the bank's headquarters and the place of printing — unusual in that many comparable Swiss private banks of the period sent their work to Geneva or abroad.
The six-year issue window suggests multiple date variants exist within the series, though surviving examples of any date are uncommon.