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50 Francs Neuchâtel Cantonal Bank
| Issuer | Banque Cantonale Neuchâteloise |
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| Year | 1883-1905 |
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| Shape | Rectangular (hand cut) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed in green and brown, the obverse centres on a text panel set against an elaborate guilloche underprint bearing the bank name, promise to pay, and issue date. A standing allegorical female figure in classical robes holding a staff occupies the left margin, while a seated putto resting against a sheaf of wheat appears at the lower right. The denomination numeral 50 is repeated in ornamental cartouches at the top centre and lower right, with the printer's imprint of Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., Londres at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 LA BANQUE CANTONALE NEUCHÂTELOISE payera à vue, au porteur, CINQUANTE FRANCS 50 en espèces ayant cours légal. NEUCHÂTEL 30 Juin 1905. LE CAISSIER: LE PRÉSIDENT: LE DIRECTEUR: 50 BRADBURY WILKINSON & CO LONDRES |
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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.