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Obverse Description
French text; standing allegorical woman holding scepter; coat of arms with balance scales, sword, sunburst, and text “L’Esprit des Lois;” underprint pattern of olive branches, helmets, lyres, fasces, sunbursts, and caducei; political philosopher Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Br?de et de Montesquieu (Montesquieu); coat of arms of the Secondat de La Br?de (Montesquieu family) with silver crescent topped by two gold shells
Reverse Description
French text; statue of Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix in alcove above parchment with text “Dialogue de Sylla et d’Eucrate;” head of Montesquieu; penal code; underprint of flowers; La Br?de castle (Gironde), Montesquieu’s birthplace, surrounded by water; man wearing turban, reading “Les Lettres Persanes
Catalog Information
GSID:
298838
Variety:
Diagonal black SpÉcimen / No # ovpt front; vertical Specimen perf; all-zero s/n
BNB #:
B1012as1
Pick #:
P155
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Request Pricing onze Nivôse an sept (11 Nivôse year 7 = 31 12 1798) Sig front: 2 unknown administrators/Martin Garat Sig back: Devaines/Delafontaine Series A - M 100 notes unredeemed (B901a/b)
deux Ventôse an sept (2 Ventôse year 7 = 20 02 1799) Series N - P
12 Ventôse an sept (12 Ventôse year 7 = 02 03 1799) Sig front: 2 unknown administrators/Martin Garat Sig back: Devaines/Delafontaine Series A - K 39 notes unredeemed (B902a/b)
six Germinal an sept (6 Germinal year 7 = 26 03 1799) Series L - N
2 Messidor an huit (2 Messidor year 8 = 21 06 1800) Sig front: 2 unknown administrators/Martin Garat Sig back: Devaines/Delafontaine Series A - Y 227 notes unredeemed (B903a/b) Intro: 03 03 1802
cinq Brumaire an onze (5 Brumaire year 11 = 27 10 1802) Series A - U
2 Messidor an huit (2 Messidor year 8 = 21 06 1800) Sig front: 2 unknown regents/Martin Garat Sig back: Devaines/Delafontaine Series A - N 600 in non-italics 99 notes unredeemed (B904a-d)
8 Floréal an dix (8 Floréal year 10 = 28 04 1802) Sig front: 2 unknown regents/Martin Garat Sig back: Audibert/Delafontaine Series N 601 - Z in non-italics
Series A - C 600 in italics
cinq Brumaire an onze (5 Brumaire year 11 = 27 10 1802) Series C 601 - Y 600
19 02 1806 Sig front: Decrousaz/Delafontaine/Unknown Sig back: Audibert/De Coincy Series A - W in non-italics 227 notes unredeemed (B905a-d) Intro: 03 04 1807
Series A - N in italics
29 08 1806 Series O - W
Series A - O in non-italics with asterisk
27 Germinal an XIII (27 Germinal year 8 = 17 04 1805) Sig front: Decrousaz/Delafontaine/Martin Garat Sig back: Audibert/De Coincy Series A - Z in non-italics 66 notes unredeemed (B906a-g) Intro: 12 11 1806
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