500 Francs

Issuer Canton of Lucerne
Year 1877
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 500 Francs
Currency Franc (1857-1906)
Composition Paper
Size 220 × 135 mm
Shape Rectangular (hand cut)
Printer Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
Designer(s)
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#S388
Obverse description 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.
Obverse lettering 500 500 Die Bank in Luzern zahlt dem Ueberbringer Fünfhundert Franken Luzern, den 1. Januar 1877. DER DIRECTOR DER PRÄSIDENT DER CASSIER
Reverse description 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.
Reverse lettering 500 500 BANQUE LUCERNE 500 500
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description Watermark in two lines: `500 FR.` and `BANK IN LUZERN` in a slightly darker colour.
Variants
Numisquare ID 6072193900
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