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Print shows the god Mercury/Hermes hung on a gibbet with a ribbon labeled "caisse d'escompte" and his hands bound with a ribbon labeled "traite de comerce"; from his feet hangs a sheet stating "Droits desportation Empri[?] Ministeriels Privilege Compagnie." A long line of people are standing in the background in front of a building labeled the "Caissed B..." and a man on the left is selling papers labeled "le commerce soute[?] la finance."

Forms part of: French Political Cartoon Collection (Library of Congress).