500 Francs

€300,717.00
IssuerCanton of Lucerne
Year1877
TypeStandard banknote
Value500 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1857-1906)
CompositionPaper
Size220 × 135 mm
ShapeRectangular (hand cut)
PrinterBradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
No. printed
Designer(s)
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In circulation to
Reference(s) P#S388
Obverse descriptionIn the middle, the name of the bank and value indication in monogram form. On the left, a woman`s head above the city view. On the right, head of William Tell above the city view. Below, in the middle, the lion monument, flanked by the serial number.
Reverse descriptionName of the bank in French, in the corners the decorative value numbers. In the middle: the winged Mercury head between the name of the bank in monogram form.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionWatermark in two lines: `500 FR.` and `BANK IN LUZERN` in a slightly darker colour.
Obverse lettering500 500 Die Bank in Luzern zahlt dem Ueberbringer Fünfhundert Franken Luzern, den 1. Januar 1877. DER DIRECTOR DER PRÄSIDENT DER CASSIER
Reverse lettering500 500 BANQUE LUCERNE 500 500
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Catalog ID6072193900
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