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DateMay 23, 1793
Terms
- Currency
- Ink
- Paper
- France
Dimensions6.98 × 7.61 cm (2 3/4 × 3 in.)
MarkingsIn pencil on back, "Given by S.E. Morison, Oct. 10, 1930."
Credit LineGift of the Cummings Davis Society (2007)
Object number2007.22.3
DescriptionFrench Revolution paper currency (money, bond). Quinze sols, "Domaines nationaux./ Assignat/ de quinze solds,/ payable au porteur." Serie 40. Small engraved image of two allegorical figures, sitting. Two embossed stamps.
From Collections Committee notes: the French currency is an interesting comparison to the Massachusetts promissory notes. The Revolutionary French Government seized real estate, and it is real estate that backed up the assignats, which were used as pay vouchers; before long the notes were worthless.
From Collections Committee notes: the French currency is an interesting comparison to the Massachusetts promissory notes. The Revolutionary French Government seized real estate, and it is real estate that backed up the assignats, which were used as pay vouchers; before long the notes were worthless.
Object number: 2023.18.1.1
Object number: 2023.18.1.50