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25 Sous
| Issuer | Caisse Patriotique de Lyon |
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| Year | 1793 |
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| Currency | Livre tournois (768-1794) |
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| Obverse description | Typeset letterpress note framed by a continuous decorative border of repeated ornamental units. The heading SIEGE DE LYON appears in large capitals at the top, followed by the denomination statement Bon pour VINGT-CINQ Sous and a redemption clause specifying payment in Assignats; the Roman numeral XXV is repeated in the upper corners and centrally below a manuscript signature. |
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| Obverse lettering | SIEGE DE LYON. Bon pour VINGT-CINQ Sous A rembourser en Assignats de 25 livres à 400 livres. XXV |
| Reverse description | Plain paper reverse with typeset text, largely degraded due to age and wear. A small vignette of a wheeled cannon appears at the lower left, an emblem directly referencing the siege-era military context of this municipal emergency issue. |
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