Lucerne 500 Francs 1877-Jan-01

KA#136; specimen; perforated with the inscription "SPECIMEN B.W & Co LONDON"

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Lucerne 500 Francs, 1877 obverse
Lucerne 500 Francs, 1877 reverse

Information:

Rarity R - Rare
Date Variety Iss. VG F VF XF AU UNC
1877-Jan-01 KA#136; specimen; perforated with the inscription "SPECIMEN B.W & Co LONDON" + - - - - - -
Country Lucerne
Period Lucerne, Canton of Franc (1857-1906)
Issuing bank Bank in Lucerne
Currency Francs
Denomination 500 Francs
Type Circulation banknotes
Year 1877
Shape Rectangular (hand cut)
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 220x135 mm

Obverse:

Lucerne 500 Francs, 1877
Latin

Obverse text

500 500 Die Bank in Luzern zahlt dem Ueberbringer Fünfhundert 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

500 500 BANQUE LUCERNE 500 500

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.