Catalog
50 Franken / Francs / Franchi
| Issuer | Banque du Commerce, Genève |
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| Year | 1883-1907 |
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| Currency | Franco svizzero (1850-date) |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio-printed note with a standing allegorical female figure as a left-side vignette, rendered in classical style, balanced on the right by a seated putto vignette; the central text panel carries the issuer name LA BANQUE DU COMMERCE in bold letterpress, the denomination CINQUANTE FRANCS, the place of issue GENÈVE with a manuscript date, and a payable-to-bearer clause, all framed by fine guilloche borders with numeral 50 corner medallions. Serial number and series alphanumeric references appear in red. Two manuscript signatures appear below the central text panel. |
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| Reverse description | Uniformly green-printed reverse dominated by three interlocking circular guilloche medallions containing profile portrait vignettes, surrounded by repetitive numeral 50 underprint rosettes filling the entire field; denomination corner tablets in ornamental frames repeat the value 50 at all four corners. The trilingual denomination inscriptions are centered across the design. |
| Reverse lettering | CINQUANTE FRANCS FÜNFZIG FRANKEN CINQUANTA FRANCHI 50 |
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