5 Livres Assignat
Features
| Issuer |
France
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Louis XVI (1774-1792)
|
| Period |
Constitutional Monarchy (1791-1792)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1791-1792 |
| Value | 5 Livres (5 LT) |
| Currency | Livre tournois (1204-1795) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 96 × 63 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular (hand cut) |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 201603 |
| References | P# A42 / A49 / A50 / A57 / A60 / A61 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).Jean Lafaurie, Jean-Paul Vannier; 1981. Les assignats et les papiers monnaies émis par l’État au XVIIIe siècle. Le Léopard d'or, Paris, France. , KLD# 80 Maurice Kolsky, Jacques Laurent, Alain Dailly; 2009. Les Billets de France 1707-2000. Le Landit, Paris, France.Maurice Muszynski; 1981. Les Assignats de la Révolution française. Editions Le Landit, Bruyères-le-Châtel, France. , Dewamin# 33Emile Pierre Norbert Dewamin. Cent ans de numismatique française de 1789 à 1889 ou A, B, C de la numismatique moderne. Dumoulin et Cie - L. Larger, Paris, France (3 volumes). |
Series: A à K
Obverse
Black cartouche around the border with royal portraits and fleurs de lis.
Lettering:
ASSIGNAT DE 5₶ CREE LE 30 AVRIL 1792.
DOMAINES NATIONAUX.
ASSIGNAT DE CINQ livres
payable au Porteur par la Caisse de l’Extraordinaire.
la loi et le roi
108A
Cinq Liv.
GATTEAUX
5₶
CINQ LIVRES.
Translation:
Assignat of 5₶ created on 30 April 1792
National Domains
Assignat of 5 livres payable to the Bearer by the Caisse de l'Extraordinaire.
(the law and the King)
Designer: Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux
Reverse
Blank.
Watermark
In a diamond decorated with scrolls the value 5 ₶.
© hareluca
Comments
Dry Stamp Ø31mm (located in the lower center of the assignat):
Head of King Louis XVI facing left, surrounded by inscription "LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇOIS". Under the effigy of the king, in a circle, the allegory of Justice
Signatures:
Corsel
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| Date | No. printed | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1791-May-06 | 20 000 000 | $ 5.80 | (fr) Laf 137 - P#A42 - Numéros 2 à 20. | 20% | |||||||||||
| 1791-Sep-28 | 20 000 000 | (fr) Laf 144 - P#A49 - Numéros 21 à 40. | 17% | ||||||||||||
| 1791-Nov-01 | 60 000 000 | $ 3.50 | $ 5.80 | (fr) Laf 145 - P#A50 - Numéros 41 à 100. | 56% | ||||||||||
| 1792-Apr-30 | 8 080 000 | $ 11 | (fr) Laf 152 - P#A57 - Numéros 101 à 109. | 11% | |||||||||||
| 1792-Jun-27 | 20 000 000 | (fr) Laf 155 - P#A60 - Numéros 2 à 20. | 14% | ||||||||||||
| 1792-Jul-31 | 10 000 000 | (fr) Laf 156 - P#A61 - Numéros 21 à 30. | 11% | ||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
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Katz Auction 195 Lot 1846 
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23 May 2026 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 27.86
(EUR 24.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 148 Lot 3935
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11 Jan 2025 | Undetermined | XF |
USD 18.58
(EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 121 Lot 3583
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18 Apr 2024 | Undetermined | XF |
USD 29.02
(EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 78 Lot 1347
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1 Mar 2023 | Undetermined | XF |
USD 13.93
(EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 170 Lot 1479
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23 Sep 2025 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 15.09
(EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 137 Lot 359
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11 Sep 2024 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 12.77
(EUR 11.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 137 Lot 356
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11 Sep 2024 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 13.93
(EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 127 Lot 1524
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1 Jun 2024 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 13.93
(EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 115 Lot 1605
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5 Mar 2024 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 29.02
(EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 91 Lot 391
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8 Aug 2023 | Undetermined | VF |
USD 17.41
(EUR 15.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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