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100 Francs
| Issuer | Caisse Générale de l'État du Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1956 |
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| Size | 154 x 95 mm |
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| Obverse description | Portrait of Grand Duchess Charlotte in intaglio vignette at right, set within a circular guilloche frame, facing three-quarters left. The central field bears the denomination CENT FRANCS in large letterpress text over a blue guilloche underprint, with the date 15 JUIN 1956 above. The heading GRAND-DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG runs along the top border, with issuer and ministerial designations flanking two manuscript signatures at lower centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | GRAND-DUCHÉ DE LUXEMBOURG CENT FRANCS 100 FRANCS 15 JUIN 1956 LA CAISSE GÉNÉRALE DE L'ÉTAT LE MINISTRE DES FINANCES G. MINGUET SC. |
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The Caisse Générale de l'État was Luxembourg's state treasury institution, distinct from the later Banque Centrale — these notes were issued under direct state authority rather than through a central bank structure, an arrangement Luxembourg maintained well into the postwar decades. Bradbury Wilkinson handled the printing, as they did for a considerable portion of Luxembourg's mid-century paper currency. Minguet and Decuyper were both accomplished intaglio engravers working within Bradbury Wilkinson's house team during this period.
Edmond Goergen's design credit is notable — the same surname as signatory Ernest Goergen, though whether this reflects a family connection or coincidence isn't established in the standard references.