ASSIGNAT (French Revolutionary paper money)

Assignat for 5 livres, series 29986, woodblock design with designs in white on black in corners, facsimile signature ‘Jean Corset’, engraved area 4½” x 3½”, no place, 1st November

Assignats, secured on confiscated Church and Aristocratic property, were current 1790-1796, and made possible the upkeep of the army and the administration.

Item Date:  1791

Stock No:  42874      £35

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