50 Francs

€202,107.00
IssuerCanton of Lucerne
Year1877
TypeStandard circulation banknotes
Value50 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1857-1906)
CompositionPaper
Size220 × 135 mm
ShapeRectangular (hand cut)
PrinterBradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
No. printed
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Reference(s) P#S386
Obverse descriptionIn the middle, the name of the bank and value indication in monogram form. On the left, a woman`s head above the city view. On the right, head of William Tell above the city view. Below, in the middle, the lion monument, flanked by the serial number.
Reverse descriptionName of the bank in French, in the corners the decorative value numbers. In the middle: the winged Mercury head between the name of the bank in monogram form.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionWatermark in two lines: `50 FR.` and `BANK IN LUZERN` in a slightly darker colour.
Obverse lettering50 50 Die Bank in Luzern zahlt dem Ueberbringer Fünfzig Franken Luzern, den 1. Januar 1877. DER DIRECTOR DER PRÄSIDENT DER CASSIER
Reverse lettering50 50 BANQUE LUCERNE 50 50
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Catalog ID7922238770
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