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10 Sous Assignat
| Issuer | République Française (French Republic) |
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| Year | 1793 |
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| Currency | Livre tournois (987-1795) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents two allegorical female figures flanking a Liberty cap atop a pole, with fasces columns forming the lateral borders of the note. A triangular cartouche at the base encloses the numeral '10', and two circular coin-type medallions appear in the background. The layout is framed by a decorative border with rosette corner ornaments, the entire design executed in letterpress. |
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| Obverse lettering | Loi du 23 Mai 1793. Série 4. L'An 2me. de la République. Domaines nationaux. Assignat de dix sous, payable au porteur. Sureté Liberté Egalité 10S La loi punit de mort le contrefacteur La Nation récompense le dénonciateur (Translation: Law of the 23 May 1793. Series 4. The Second Year of the Republic. National Domains. Assignat for ten sous, payable to the bearer. Security Liberty Equality. Counterfeiting is punishable by death. The Nation will recompense the denouncer.) |
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| Protection description | Two embossed dry-stamp seals applied to the reverse at lower left and lower right as official authentication marks at the time of issue. |
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