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100 Franken / Francs / Franchi
| Issuer | Bank in Basel |
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| Year | 1879 |
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| Currency | Franc (1850-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is executed in a fine intaglio style with an intricate guilloche border framing the entire composition. At upper centre, a classical female portrait vignette is set within an oval medallion, flanked on either side by allegorical putti figures supporting the decorative frame. The denomination "HUNDERT FRANKEN" is rendered in large bold letterpress type at centre, with the issuer name "DIE BANK IN BASEL" above, and the trilingual denomination references "CENT FRANCS" and "CENTO FRANCHI" appearing along the lower border alongside the Swiss cross emblem and the notation "2. Emission vom Jahre 1879". |
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| Obverse lettering | DIE BANK IN BASEL HUNDERT FRANKEN IN SCHWEIZERWÄHRUNG CENT FRANCS CENTO FRANCHI 100 Cassier Präsident Director 2. Emission vom Jahre 1879 HUNDERT FRANKEN HUNDERT FRANKEN |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a pale blue-grey underprint with a simple ornamental border. The French-language text of the issuer "BANQUE DE BALE" appears at the top, with a secondary line reading "DIE BANK IN BASEL" below in smaller type, followed by the bold inscription "BILLET DE CENT FRANCS" at centre and "VALEUR SUISSE" below, the overall design being deliberately understated relative to the obverse. |
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