Assignat de cinq livres, Serie 20439, Paris, France, 10 Brumaire l'an 2eme [October 31, 1793]

Description

One assignat de cinq livres issued on 31 October 1793 (10 Brumaire l'an 2eme according to the French revolutionary calendar), bearing the signature of the auditor Berlioz. The front of the assignat bears a design including four different mottos of the French revolution. On the left is an oval embossed stamp and on the right a watermark.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
assignats
paper money
assignats

Physical Descrption

1 assignat; 5 1/4 x 3 5/8 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

1929

Reference Code

EP001.01.016.01.04.001

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. H. E. Johnson, Oct. 15, 1929.

Places

Paris (Ville de Paris department, Île-de-France, France)

Record Details

Material Type

assignats

Descriptive Terms

French Revolution

Description Level

Item

Language Note

Item is in French.

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