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1000 Livres
| Issuer | Intendance Générale des Colonies |
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| Year | 1790 |
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| Reference(s) | P#22 |
| Obverse description | Plain typeset note with an ornamental border of floral and foliate printer's devices enclosing the entire face. The heading ISLES DE FRANCE ET DE BOURBON is set in bold capitals at the top, with the serial number and denomination value 1000 liv. on the same register below. The body text authorizes payment of one thousand livres under the regulation on paper money dated 28 July 1790, with a handwritten payee line above three manuscript signatures attributed to the Contrôleur de la Marine, the Gouverneur-Général, and the Intendant-Général. |
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| Obverse lettering | ISLES DE FRANCE ET DE BOURBON N° 9624 1000 liv. BON pour la somme de MILLE LIVRES, payable aux termes du Règlement sur le Papier-monnoie, du 28 Juillet 1790, valeur reçue en Ordonnances. BON POUR Contrôleur de la Marine Gouverneur-Général Intendant-Général |
| Reverse description | The reverse is blank except for the show-through of the obverse text in mirror image, visible through the thin plain paper stock. A faint oval ink stamp impression is discernible in the lower right quadrant, consistent with a validation or cancellation mark applied during the note's circulation. |
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