Catalog
50 Francs Neuchâtel Cantonal Bank
| Issuer | Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise |
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| Year | 1883-1905 |
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| Currency | Franc (1855-1906) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green and brown over a dense geometric guilloche background, with two large circular vignettes enclosing classical female portrait busts in profile positioned at the left and right. Between them, the denomination is rendered in all three Swiss national languages in bold letterpress. The numeral 50 appears in ornamental cartouches at each corner, with a repeating micro-text legend running along the entire border. |
| Reverse lettering | 50 50 CINQUANTE FRANCS FÜNFZIG FRANKEN CINQUANTA FRANCHI 50 50 |
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The Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise was established in 1883, the same year this series began circulating — one of the later Swiss cantonal banks to form, at a moment when the federal government was already moving toward centralizing note issuance. The entire cantonal note-issuing system would be abolished when the Swiss National Bank opened in 1907, which gives this series a hard terminal date and explains why the issue window runs only to 1905.
Bradbury Wilkinson's involvement is worth noting. The London firm printed for numerous small European issuers during this period, and their intaglio work was considered among the most technically resistant to forgery available at the time.