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10 Francs
| Issuer | Recette Générale du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A portrait of Grand Duchess Charlotte occupies the upper left, flanked by the crowned coat of arms of Luxembourg at centre alongside the denomination. A small black control seal is positioned at lower right, with engraver and designer credits inscribed along the lower margin. The design is executed in intaglio, with formal guilloche patterning framing the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | LUXEMBOURG 10 DIX FRANCS LA RECETTE GÉNÉRALE 10 FRANCS 10 10 FRS 10 FRANCS FRANCS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ DES BONS DE CAISSE SERONT PUNIS DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS DE 15 A 20 ANS G. MINGUET - SC - A. TREMONT - DEL - (Translation: Luxembourg 10 Ten francs The general revenue 10 Francs 10 Those who have forged or falsified cash vouchers will be punished with hard labor from 15 to 20 years) |
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At 45 × 30 mm, this is among the smallest denominations ever issued under Luxembourg's own authority — deliberately so. The 1923 series was produced by the Recette Générale, the state treasury office, not a central bank, which reflects Luxembourg's still-underdeveloped monetary infrastructure in the early post-war period. The country had only exited the German Mark zone following the Armistice and was in the process of establishing its own franc-based currency system.
Auguste Trémont was a respected Luxembourg-born artist, and Minguet's engraving work for van Buggenhoudt in Brussels was competent journeyman work. The tiny format made fine intaglio detail almost beside the point.