[COLONIAL CURRENCY - LOUISIANA]. A group of 3 Banque Royale, John Law notes, 1720.
Sale 1096 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Nov 11, 2022
Lots Close
Nov 21, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$400 -
$600
Sold for $281
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[COLONIAL CURRENCY - LOUISIANA]. A group of 3 Banque Royale, John Law notes, 1720.
10 livres, issued 1 July 1720, Banque Royale, Paris. Embossed seal (some restoration to right corner, paper bright). -- 10 livres, issued 1 January 1720, Banque Royale, Paris. Embossed seal (occasional spotting). -- 50 livres, issued 2 September 1720, Banque Royale, Paris. Embossed seal (restoration to left corner, paper bright).
Together, 3 banknotes, 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in., or smaller.
Scottish economoist John Law devised a financial scheme in France between 1717-1720, promoting French lands in the New World centering on the lower Mississippi Valley (Louisiana). With the assistance of the Duc de Orleans he founded the Banque Royale, which collapsed in 1720 sending European financial centers into turmoil. These banknotes were issued in large quantities and soon were worth nothing, although few survive today.
Estate of Carroll J. Delery III, Formerly the “Historical Shop”
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