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50 Fs BANQUE CANTONALE NEUCHATELOISE. IL SERA PAYÉ EN ESPÈCES A VUE AU PORTEUR, cinquante francs. 50 50 Le Contrôleur, Le Caissier, Le Directeur, ÉMISSION DU 1ER. AOÛT 1879 NEUCHÂTEL A. BOVET A GENEVE |
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The reverse reproduces the same intaglio-engraved design as the obverse, printed in mirror image through the paper, with the full oval guilloche frame, cantonal arms vignette, denomination numerals, inscription text, signature lines, and emission cartouche all visible in reverse orientation as a show-through impression, with light blue cancellation marks applied across the surface. |
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The Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise was one of roughly two dozen cantonal banks issuing their own notes in Switzerland during the 1870s, a fragmented system that the Federal Act of 1881 — and ultimately the founding of the Swiss National Bank in 1907 — would eventually dismantle. These notes circulated in a genuinely competitive currency environment, where public trust in a specific cantonal institution was priced into daily commerce.
Auguste Bovet's Geneva workshop handled both the engraving and printing, which was not always the case in this period — separating those functions between firms was common. The consolidated arrangement likely reflects the relatively modest print runs typical of smaller cantonal issuers.