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50 Francs
| Issuer | Kantonalbank von Bern |
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| Year | 1883-1906 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio-printed note with a standing allegorical female figure in classical attire occupying the left vignette, and a seated putto vignette at lower right, both rendered in fine line engraving. The centre carries the bank title and denomination in bold letterpress within an elaborate guilloche underprint, with the date "BERN 1. Oktober 1903" and two manuscript signatures below the text panel. Denomination numerals "50" appear in each corner and at top centre within ornamental cartouches. |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 DIE KANTONALBANK VON BERN zahlt dem Überbringer, bei Sicht, FÜNFZIG FRANKEN 50 in gesetzlicher Barschaft. BERN 1. Oktober 1903. BANKPRÄSIDENT: DIREKTOR : 50 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in green and dominated by three large interlocking guilloche medallions arranged horizontally across the centre, each enclosing a small vignette with a numeral or symbolic motif. The three denominations in the Swiss national languages — CINQUANTE FRANCS, FÜNFZIG FRANKEN, and CINQUANTA FRANCHI — are inscribed across the medallion band, with denomination numerals "50" repeated in cartouches at all four corners. |
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