Luxembourg. Currency vignette. Steel. 6.25 x 4.25 inches. Imprint of American Bank Note Company.
A very nice, large vignette used as the central design feature of the 100 Franc note issued in 1944 during the period of Allied Occupation (Pick-47). A lovely allegorical female, seated right, with a tablet and pen in her hands and an anvil to her rear. In the distance is a fine city view of Luxembourg. Imprinted below, "Grand Duchy of Luxembourg." Satiny, lustrous and quite appealing. Faint gold toning is noted.
Engraved Identification Number: SPECIAL V-70992. FOREGROUND LAYDOWN FROM V-43042.
Numbered F9522 on back.
This interesting and worthwhile item, it is one of kind, item that may never be available again.