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500 Francs
| Issuer | Bank in Luzern |
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| Year | 1877 |
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| Size | 220 × 135 mm |
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| Obverse description | The centre of the note carries the bank name and denomination in monogram form within an elaborate vignette. To the left, a female head appears above a city view, while to the right a portrait of William Tell is similarly set above a cityscape. Along the lower centre, the Lion Monument of Lucerne is rendered in intaglio, flanked on either side by the serial number. |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 500 Die Bank in Luzern zahlt dem Ueberbringer Fünfhundert Franken Luzern, den 1. Januar 1877. DER DIRECTOR DER PRÄSIDENT DER CASSIER |
| Reverse description | The reverse is arranged around a central vignette of the winged head of Mercury set between the bank name in monogram form, all within a guilloche border. Decorative denomination numerals occupy each corner, with the bank name rendered in French along the upper register. |
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