Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
200 Livres Assignat
| Issuer | Caisse de l'Extraordinaire, France |
|---|---|
| Year | 1791-1792 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 200 Livres (200 LT) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | A circular engraved portrait vignette of King Louis XVI in profile occupies the upper centre of the note, set within a typeset frame. The large bold letterpress legend 'DOMAINES NATIONAUX' spans the upper field, with subsidiary text referencing the decrees of the Assemblée Nationale below. Two black lozenge-shaped panels at the lower left and right carry the denomination in letterpress, reading 'Deux Cents' and '200' respectively, with the footer 'DEUX CENTS LIVRES' along the bottom margin. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Assignat de la création des 19 Juin et 12 Septembre 1791 DOMAINES NATIONAUX Hypothéqués au remboursement des assignats par le décret de l'Assemblée Nationale des 16 et 17 Avril 1790, sanctionné par LE ROI. ASSIGNAT DE DEUX CENTS liv. Il sera payé au Porteur la somme de deux cents livres à la Caisse de l'Extraordinaire, conformément aux décrets des 16 et 17 Avril, 29 Septembre 1790, 19 Juin et 12 Septembre 1791 DEUX CENTS 200 GATTEAUX LA LOI ET LE ROI DEUX CENTS LIVRES |
| Reverse description | The reverse shows a blind impression of the obverse design as a result of the letterpress printing process, with the text and vignette of the face visible in mirror image through the thin paper stock. No independent design elements or lettering are present on this side. |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |