Te Utrecht ongeldig gemaakte assignat van vijftig livres, serie 39, nr. 361 uitgegeven 14 december 1792 Possibly 1792 - 1793
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type repetition
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aged paper
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homemade paper
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fading type
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stylized text
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golden font
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design on paper
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historical font
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columned text
This engraving, "Te Utrecht ongeldig gemaakte assignat van vijftig livres, serie 39, nr. 361 uitgegeven 14 december 1792," by Nicolas Marie Gatteaux, depicts a French assignat, a paper currency issued by the French Republic during the French Revolution, marked as counterfeit. The word "FAUX" (meaning "false" in French) is printed repeatedly across the image. Gatteaux, a painter and engraver, specialized in historical and allegorical subjects. This work, with its starkly bold text and imagery, highlights the perils of counterfeiting during the turbulent era of the French Revolution.
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