Issuing authority
France
Successive republics, empires and kingdoms with distinct monetary and postal histories.
- Kind
- state
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
- Recorded period
- 1792 – present
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
104
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
104 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1782 – 1944
103 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
1
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (104)
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National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
medals
Libertas Americana, France, 1782-3 (Original dies)
1782 - 1783
Museum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (1991.0357.0067), dated 1782 - 1783, place made: France. Museum record — Object name in the museum record: medal. Maker or mint: Dupre, Augustin. Materials: struck (overall production method); bronze (overall metal); circular (overall shape); overall…
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Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons
banknotes
Assignat
1789-1796
An assignat was a paper monetary instrument authorized in France by the Constituent Assembly during the French Revolution to avert imminent state bankruptcy. First instituted by decree in December 1789 and brought into circulation from April 1790, assignats remained in use until 1796. They were initially secured by…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of 25 sols, 1790-1796
1790 - 1796
French assignat of the value of 25 sols. Put into circulation by the Domaines nationaux, series 1440, undated. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-OB-86.594-5; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique blind-stamped; measurements height 60 mm x width 97 mm.
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
15 sols from France of Louis XVI, 1791
1791
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing left. Below that the date. Reverse: between the denomination indication a winged youth facing right, writing in two lines on a tablet standing on a pedestal: "constitution". To his left and right attributes. Far right the letter D [=Lyon]. In exergue the date 3 in new re…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of 5 livres, 1791
1791
Assignat of 5 livres. Issued by the Domaines nationaux, series without number, on 1 November 1791. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-OB-86.594-16; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique blind-stamped; measurements height 62 mm x width 95 mm.
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of five livres, series 17 E, no. 112514, issued 1 November 1791, cancelled in Utrecht
1791-05-06
Single-sided printed assignat: field, bordered on all sides by a band with inscriptions and ornament; in the central field: inscription "Domaines Nationaux / Assignat de cinq livres / payable au Porteur par la Caisse de l'Extraordinaire." above partially handwritten serial number, signature, and value designations i…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of five livres, series 20 I no. 31985, issued 6 May 1791
1791-05-06
Single-sided printed assignat: field, bordered on all sides by a band with inscriptions and ornament; in the central field: inscription "Domaines Nationaux / Assignat de cinq livres / payable au Porteur par la Caisse de l'Extraordinaire." above partially handwritten serial number, signature, and value indications in…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of ten livres invalidated in Utrecht, series 60, issued 16 December 1791
1791-12-16 - 1792
Single-sided printed assignat: plane bounded on all sides by a border with inscriptions and ornament; in the central field: inscription "Domaines Nationaux. / Assignat / de dix livres, / payable au porteur." above signature and value indications in decorated compartment between serial number; two indistinct relief s…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat de dix livres, 1792 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, RP-P-OB-86.594-18)
1792
Assignat of 10 livres. Issued by the Domaines nationaux, series 12414, pursuant to the law of 24 October 1792. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-OB-86.594-18; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique blind-stamped; measurements height 73 mm x width 116 mm.
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of 10 Livres, 1792
1792
Assignat of 10 livres. Put into circulation by the Domaines nationaux, series 11209, according to the law of 24 October 1792. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-OB-86.594-17; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique blind-stamped; measurements height 74 mm x width 117 mm.
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of fifteen sous
1792
Assignat of fifteen sous, série 426, 24 October 1792. Paper money of the French Republic, with two blind stamps. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Government, Coinage. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-ZG-1-2-6; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique wood engrav…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of fifty livres cancelled in Utrecht, series 39, no. 361 issued 14 December 1792
1792-12-14 - 1793
Assignat printed on one side; field bordered at top and sides by bands divided into compartments with foliate ornament and inscriptions; in the central field: inscription "République Française. / Assignat de cinquante livres / De la Création du 14. Déc. 1792 l'An premier de la République / Hypothèque sur les Domaine…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of fifty livres cancelled in Utrecht, series 613, no. 580 issued 14 December 1792
1792-12-14 - 1793
Assignat printed on one side; field, bordered at the top and sides by bands divided into compartments with leaf ornament and inscriptions; in the central field: inscription "République Française. / Assignat de cinquante livres / De la Création du 14. Déc. 1792 l'An premier de la République / Hypothèque sur les Domai…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of fifty livres invalidated in Utrecht, series 616, no. 291, issued 14 December 1792
1792-12-14 - 1793
Single-sided printed assignat; field, bordered at the top and sides by bands divided into compartments with leaf ornaments and inscriptions; in the central field: inscription "République Française. / Assignat de cinquante livres / De la Création du 14. Déc. 1792 l'An premier de la République / Hypothèque sur les Dom…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of five livres invalidated in Utrecht, series 67 A, no. 17597, issued 30 April 1792
1792-04-30
Single-sided printed assignat: field, bordered on all sides by band with inscriptions and ornament; in the central field: inscription "Domaines Nationaux / Assignat de cinq livres / payable au Porteur par la Caisse de l'Extraordinaire." above partially handwritten serial number, signature and value indications in de…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of four hundred livres, cancelled in Utrecht, series 60, no. 247, issued 21 November 1792
1792-11-21 - 1793
Single-sided printed assignat; field, bordered at the top and sides by bands divided into compartments with ornament and inscriptions; in the central field: inscription "République Française. / Assignat / de quatre cents livres. / de la création du 21.9.bre 1792, l'an premier de la République; / hypothequé sur les D…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of ten livres
1792
Assignat of 10 livres. Put into circulation by the Domaines nationaux, series 15641, pursuant to the law of 24 October 1792. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-OB-86.594-20; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique blind-stamped; measurements height 84 mm x width 160 mm.
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat of ten livres, series 14253 issued 24 October 1792
1792-10-24
Single-sided printed assignat: field bounded on all sides by bands with inscriptions, patriotic symbols and ornament; in the central field: inscription "Domaines nationaux. / Assignat / de dix livres / payable au porteur." above signature and value indication in decorated compartment between serial number; in the fi…
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Sorolla Museum via Europeana
banknotes
Assignat or French 5-livres banknote (1790–1796) - Slide, Author of the photograph: Anonymous Possible manufacturer of the slide: Attributed to
Assignat or French 5-livres banknote (1790–1796) - Slide is held by Sorolla Museum (Spain), attributed to Author of the photograph: Anonymous Possible manufacturer of the slide: Attributed to. Description supplied by the holding institution: Assignat or 5-livres banknote, put into circulation by the French National…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Écu or 6 livres from France of Louis XVI, 1792
1792
Silver coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing left. Below it, the date. Reverse: winged youth facing right who writes in two lines on a tablet standing on a pedestal: constitution. To his left and right, attributes. Far right, the letter I [=Limoges]. In the exergue, year 4 in the new reckoning. Edge lettering. The…
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Fifty-livre assignat invalidated in Utrecht, series 61, no. 368, issued 14 December 1792
1792-12-14 - 1793
Uniface printed assignat; flat, bounded at the top and sides by bands divided into compartments with foliage ornament and inscriptions; in the central field: inscription "République Française. / Assignat de cinquante livres / De la Création du 14. Déc. 1792 l'An premier de la République / Hypothèque sur les Domaines…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
France, 2 sols, Louis XVI, 1792 A
1792
Bronze coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing left. Below that the date with the letter A [=Paris] to its right. Reverse: within two tied oak branches an upright quiver with arrow, surmounted by a liberty cap. To the left and right of the quiver the denomination indication. At the bottom the date 4 in new reckoning.…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat de cinq cents liv.
1793 - 1794
Assignat of 500 livres. Issued by the Domaines nationaux, series 2239, 1793–1794. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-OB-86.594-10; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique blind-stamped; measurements height 163 mm x width 220 mm.
Partial type record
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
banknotes
Assignat de cinq liv.
1793 - 1794
Two assignats of five livres. Issued by the Domaines nationaux, series 19557, 1793–1794. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-OB-86.594-11; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique blind-stamped; measurements height 163 mm x width 140 mm.
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Entries by catalogue category
- Banknotes51
- Modern World Coins45
- Postage Stamps6
- Commemorative and Award Medals1
- Snuff Boxes1
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 18th century52
- 19th century44
- 20th century7
Only the 103 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
Materials recorded in the physical descriptions
- Paper50
- Silver18
- Bronze12
- Copper10
- Gold4
An entry made of several materials is counted once under each. Materials are counted only where the description states them.
Confidence of the published entries
- Well documented1
- Documented102
- Unverified1
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