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50 Francs
| Issuer | Government of Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Size | 144 × 87 mm |
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| Obverse description | At left, an oval-framed portrait of Grand Duchess Charlotte is set against a finely executed guilloche underprint, with the Luxembourg coat of arms and denomination occupying the central field flanked by intricate floral and geometric borders. A blank oval reserve at right serves as the watermark area, while the Minister of Finance signature appears below the central vignette. The denomination numeral is repeated within ornate frames at all four corners. |
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| Obverse lettering | LETZEBURG FOFZEG FRANC LE MINISTRE DES FINANCES CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ DES BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ. (Translation: LUXEMBOURG FIFTY FRANCS THE MINISTER OF FINANCE THOSE WHO HAVE COUNTERFEITED OR FALSIFIED BANKNOTES WILL BE PUNISHED WITH LIFE IMPRISONMENT AT HARD LABOR.) |
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Printed in England while Luxembourg remained under German occupation, this note was prepared in anticipation of liberation — part of a broader Allied effort to pre-position legal tender for rapid deployment once occupation currencies were withdrawn. The timing was tight: Luxembourg was liberated in September 1944, and provisional notes like this one needed to be ready immediately to prevent economic chaos from a currency vacuum.
Bradbury, Wilkinson produced the series under wartime conditions, which occasionally introduced minor plate inconsistencies across the run. The watermark is the primary security feature — modest by peacetime standards, but adequate given the note's intended short operational life as a transitional instrument.