Assignat of four hundred livres, cancelled in Utrecht, series 60, no. 247, issued 21 November 1792
Also known as: Te Utrecht ongeldig gemaakte assignat van vierhonderd livres, serie 60, nr. 247 uitgegeven 21 november 1792
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
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 Domaines Nationaux." above an eagle with spread wings and thunderbolts in its talons, holding with its beak an ouroboros before a fasces, upon which rests a radiant Phrygian cap; right: signature.
Reverse: signature in brown ink. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-20-240-B; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique printing; measurements height 12.1 cm x width 19.7 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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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper
- Technique
- printing
- Measurements
- height 12.1 cm x width 19.7 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Te Utrecht ongeldig gemaakte assignat van vierhonderd livres, serie 60, nr. 247 uitgegeven 21 november 1792
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-20-240-B
- Museum classification
- assignat · waardepapier
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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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.