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3 Livres Tournois
| Issuer | Trésoriers Généraux des Colonies de l'Isle de Bourbon |
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| Year | 1766 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Letterpress-printed note on plain paper, framed by a decorative typographic border of repeating geometric units. A small royal arms vignette is centered at the top. The body of the note carries the denomination and issuing authority in period typeface, with a handwritten number and manuscript endorsements in ink at the upper left; a large cancellation cross has been applied diagonally in heavy ink across the entire face. |
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| Obverse lettering | ISLE DE BOURBON BON pour TROIS LIVRES Tournois, payables au Porteur, par le Commis des Trésoriers généraux des Colonies de l'Isle de Bourbon, en conformité de l'édit du mois de Décembre 1766. Vu & contrôlé au Bureau du Contrôle de l'Isle de Bourbon. (Translation: Isle de Bourbon. Good for three livres tournois, payable to the bearer, by the clerk of the Treasurers General of the Colonies of the Isle of Bourbon, in accordance with the edict of December 1766. Seen and checked at the Control Office of the Isle of Bourbon.) |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted paper reverse, bearing manuscript handwritten notations in ink, including what appears to be a note number, a date, and a handwritten signature, applied by a contemporary official. |
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