Assignat of Fifty Sols, Series 1237 Issued 23 May 1793
Also known as: Assignat van vijftig sols, serie 1237 uitgegeven 23 mei 1793
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1793-05-23
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 "Domaines nationaux / Assignat / de cinquante sols, / payable au porteur" above signature and altar bearing value indication, beside which are seated on the left a woman with a half-written tablet in hand, and on the right a woman with fasces and scales in hands; two relief stamps are placed in the field: first stamp: winged, half-naked young man, writing on a tablet within legend; second stamp: standing woman with sword and scales in hands, books at her feet.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-154-A; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique printing; measurements height 7.9 cm x width 8.9 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper
- Technique
- printing
- Measurements
- height 7.9 cm x width 8.9 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Assignat van vijftig sols, serie 1237 uitgegeven 23 mei 1793
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-154-A
- Museum classification
- assignat · waardepapier
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Recorded
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Catalogue references
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Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the issuer, series, catalogue numbers and dimensions against paper-money references.