The words I would use to describe this vintage French cheque are: old, antique, grungy, shabby, used, aged, faded, imperfect, worn and wrinkled. These words would adequately describe what I love about this wonderful piece of vintage French ephemera although I do love the gorgeous swirl motif on the left as well! 
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Thank you for the lovely receipts, just what I needed for my French themed journal. They are gorgeous. I will print them on tracing paper back to front so that the printer ink doesn’t smudge if I use distress inks etc.
You’re welcome, Michelle. I’m happy to know the receipts will be useful for your French themed journal. That’s an interesting technique for the tracing paper. Thank you for sharing it. 🙂