Lucerne 50 Francs, 1877

Lucerne 50 Francs, 1877 obverse
Lucerne 50 Francs, 1877 reverse

Information:

Country Lucerne
Period Lucerne, Canton of Franc (1857-1906)
Currency Francs
Denomination 50 Francs
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank Bank in Lucerne
Year 1877
Shape Rectangular (hand cut)
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 220x135 mm

Obverse:

Lucerne 50 Francs, 1877
Latin

Obverse text

50 50 Die Bank in Luzern zahlt dem Ueberbringer Fünfzig Franken Luzern, den 1. Januar 1877. DER DIRECTOR DER PRÄSIDENT DER CASSIER

Obverse symbol

In the middle, the name of the bank and value indication in monogram form. On the left, a woman's head above the city view. On the right, head of William Tell above the city view. Below, in the middle, the lion monument, flanked by the serial number.

Reverse:

Image 1
Latin

Reverse text

50 50 BANQUE LUCERNE 50 50

Reverse symbol

Name of the bank in French, in the corners the decorative value numbers. In the middle: the winged Mercury head between the name of the bank in monogram form.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
1877-Jan-01 Unsigned + - - - - - -