| Issuer | French Somaliland (1896-1967) |
| Year | 1943 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 100 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1883-1949) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 206 × 118 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Sébastien Laurent |
| Engraver(s) | Marguerite Dreyfus (Rita) |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#13 |
| Obverse description | Brown and green print; yellow underprint; black serial numbers. Black antelope head, cross of Lorraine, date and black F.C. overprinted at upper right. Front-facing woman wearing laurel (Laurus nobilis) wreath, holding small figure of Athena in right hand at centre. Tree in background. |
| Reverse description | Brown and green print; yellow underprint. Four faces of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in Angkor Wat, Cambodia at centre. Gate with stylized flames at top, at left and right. Blue text in French, Arabic and Amharic. |
| Signature(s) | Marcel Borduge, Paul Baudouin, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Native`s head. |
| Obverse lettering | F.C.
1er Janvier 1943
BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE
CENT FRANCS
PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR
L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCÈS
CEUX QUI AURONT
CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ
LES BILLETS DE BANQUE
AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI
LE PRESIDÉNT
LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL
DJIBOUTI
100 Fr.
SÉB. LAURENT DEL RITA SC (Translation: Bank of Indochina. January 1st, 1943. One hundred francs payable in cash to bearer. Article 139 of the penal code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeit or falsified banknotes authorized by law. The president. The general director.) |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE
አንድ መቶ ፍራንክ مائة فرنك
፻ نك ١٠٠
DJIBOUTI
100 FRANCS
SÉB. LAURENT DEL RITA SC
100 FRANCS
SÉB. LAURENT DEL RITA SC (Translation: Bank of Indochina. One hundred francs. 100.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 7553436180 |
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