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| 正面描述 | The obverse is executed in finely engraved intaglio on a light ground, with the central denomination legend 'mille francs.' in bold italic letterpress, accompanied by an Arabic bilingual inscription below. The heading 'BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE' appears at the top, followed by the payment clause 'IL SERA PAYÉ EN ESPÈCES, À VUE, AU PORTEUR', with three signature lines at centre for L'Administrateur, Le Directeur, and Le Caissier. Flanking the central field are classical allegorical figures — a male figure with trident to the left and a female figure to the right — atop ornate pedestals, with additional reclining allegorical figures and decorative vignettes along the lower border, the whole framed by an elaborate guilloché and arabesque border. |
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| 背面铭文 | MILLE FRANCS BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE |
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The Bank of Algeria was established in 1851 as a private institution under French charter, modeled closely on the Banque de France — the same parent organization that supplied engravers, plate designs, and operational precedents. The 1870 date places this note squarely in one of the most turbulent years in French history: the Franco-Prussian War, the fall of Napoleon III at Sedan, and the subsequent Paris Commune all unfolded between July 1870 and May 1871, each event sending shockwaves through French colonial financial institutions.
At the 1,000 franc denomination, this was not a note that passed through many hands. High-value colonial paper of this period circulated almost exclusively between merchants, government agents, and banking counterparties.