PARIS. Certificat de paiement de F500. black on brown paper. No 290. Thin paper with some holes due to ink burning. Issued 2 Messidor An XII which corresponds to 21 June 1804. This is a Payment Order issued by the Ministry of the Public Treasury, in Paris, in Year XII, for the Paying Agent in the colony of Martinique topay 500 francs to the person named in 30 days. A most unusual financial document, especially from Martinique this early.