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Assignat of fifty sols, series 3013 issued 23 May 1793

Also known as: Assignat van vijftig sols, serie 3013 uitgegeven 23 mei 1793

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1793-05-23

Single-sided printed assignat; field bordered at 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 with value indication thereon, beside which sit on the left a woman with a half-inscribed tablet in hand, and on the right a woman with a fasces and pair of scales in hands; two embossed stamps are positioned in the field: first stamp: winged, semi-nude youth, writing on a table within legend; second stamp: standing woman with sword and pair of scales in hands, books at her feet.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-154-B; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique printing; measurements height 8.6 cm x width 9.2 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

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Physical characteristics

Material
paper
Technique
printing
Measurements
height 8.6 cm x width 9.2 cm

Identification

Original title
Assignat van vijftig sols, serie 3013 uitgegeven 23 mei 1793
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-154-B
Museum classification
assignat · waardepapier

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Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

  • Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the issuer, series, catalogue numbers and dimensions against paper-money references.
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