Assignat of five livres, series 20 I no. 31985, issued 6 May 1791
Also known as: Assignat van vijf livres, serie 20 I no. 31985 uitgegeven 6 mei 1791
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
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 a decorated compartment; in the field a relief stamp: bust of a man facing left within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-33-F; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique printing; measurements length 6.8 cm x width 10.1 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
- length 6.8 cm x width 10.1 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Assignat van vijf livres, serie 20 I no. 31985 uitgegeven 6 mei 1791
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-33-F
- Museum classification
- assignat · waardepapier
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- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
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- Weight
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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
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.