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15 Sols Assignat
| Issuer | Assemblée Nationale, France |
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| Year | 1792 |
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| Value | 15 Sols (¾ LT) |
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| Obverse description | The central field bears the main legend in letterpress script over an intaglio vignette at the lower centre showing two allegorical female figures seated on either side of a circular medallion inscribed '15s / GATTEAUX', with tablet inscriptions 'DROIT DE L'HOMME' and 'FAITS HISTO' flanking the central device. Guilloche-style ornamental borders run along all four sides, with 'XV' repeated in the lateral panels. The upper portion carries the date 'LOI DU 4 JANVIER 1792' at left, the engraved title 'quinze sols' at centre, and 'L'AN QUATRIÈME DE LA LIBERTÉ' at right, while the lower margin bears the twin penalty and reward clauses. |
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| Reverse description | Plain unprinted paper reverse showing faint show-through of the obverse design and two blind embossed circular seal impressions, one at lower left and one at centre-right, applied as an authentication control measure. |
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| Protection description | Two dry-embossed circular control seals applied to the reverse as an authentication measure |
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