100 Francs

€1.00
IssuerCanton of Zürich
Year1883-1890
TypeStandard circulation banknote
Value100 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1837-1907)
CompositionPaper
Size
ShapeRectangular (hand cut)
PrinterBradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
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Reference(s) P#S608
Obverse descriptionDate, value, issuer and signatures inside an ornamental frame with an oval wreath of grapevines with grapes. Cartouche with value above and below. On the left: standing and draped Libertas (Roman goddess and personification of Liberty) wearing diadem and holding shield facing right. On the right: kneeling child supporting cartouche with value.
Reverse descriptionThree connected decorative frames; the value in three languages: French, German and Italian inside the middle frame. Head of Hermes looking inward in each of the external round frames. Cartouche with value in each corner.
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Obverse lettering100 DIE BANK IN ZÜRICH zahlt dem Uberbringer, bei Sicht, HUNDERT FRANKEN 100 In gesetzlicher Barschaft ZÜRICH 1. Juli 1883. DER PRÄSIDENT: DER KASSIER: DER DIREKTOR: 100
Reverse lettering100 100 CENT FRANCS HUNDERT FRANKEN CENTO FRANCHI 100 100
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Catalog ID5748896600
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