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| 正面铭文 | 500 500 Die Bank in Luzern zahlt dem Ueberbringer Fünfhundert Franken Luzern, den 1. Januar 1877. DER DIRECTOR DER PRÄSIDENT DER CASSIER |
| 背面描述 | 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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The Bank in Luzern was one of the Swiss cantonal and private note-issuing institutions that operated before the Swiss National Bank's founding in 1907 centralized currency authority. Bradbury Wilkinson, the London engravers responsible for this note, were among the premier security printers of the period, producing issues for dozens of smaller banking authorities across Europe who lacked domestic printing capacity of sufficient quality.
At 500 Francs, this is a high-denomination commercial instrument — not a note that moved through ordinary retail trade. Private Swiss banks of this period issued large notes primarily for interbank settlement and merchant use. Survivors at this denomination are rare by attrition alone.