Catalog
100 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Algérie |
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| Year | 1874-1903 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Blue intaglio engraving on white paper. The central text reads CENT FRANCS / PAYABLES À VUE AU PORTEUR beneath the bank title BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE, flanked by two allegorical standing figures — a male figure at left and a female figure at right — each resting against decorative columns. Arabic text appears below the French legends, with anti-counterfeiting notices in oval cartouches on each side. |
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| Reverse description | Blue intaglio reverse dominated by a large central guilloche medallion enclosing a classical female head in profile. Two allegorical standing figures flank the composition — a male youth at left and a helmeted female figure at right — each set above winged dragon supporters at the base corners. Denomination numerals 100 appear at upper left and right, with a legal warning cartouche at lower centre. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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