100 Francs With decrees

Issuer	Banque de l'Indo-Chine
Year	1909-1915
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Printer	Banque de France, France
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Obverse description	Brown intaglio print on cream paper with black serial numbers. Central vignette presents two reclining allegorical female figures flanking an ox (Bos taurus) and a tiger (Panthera tigris) at the lower register, with elephant (Loxodonta sp.) column motifs at the left and right borders. Inscriptions appear in three scripts — French, Arabic, and Amharic — reflecting the multilingual context of the Djibouti branch issue.
Obverse lettering	LA LOI PUNIT LE CONTREFACTEUR Décres de 21 Janvier 1875, 20 Février 1888, 16 Mai 1900 & 3 Avril 1901 BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE DJIBOUTI, le 19 Juin 1915 አንድ መቶ ፍራንክ مئة فرنك CENT FRANCS payables en espèces au porteur Le Caissier de la Sucursale, Un Administrateur, L`Adm-Directeur ፻ نك ١٠٠ 100 A BRAMTOT ET G DUVAL FEC CH WULLSCHLEGER SC. (Translation: The law punishes the counterfeiter. Decrees of January 21, 1875, February 20, 1888, May 16, 1900 & April 3, 1901. Bank of Indochina. Djibouti, June 19, 1915. One hundred francs. Payable in cash to bearer. Branch cashier, one administrator, the director administrator. 100.)
Reverse description	Brown intaglio print on cream paper. The composition is structured around a large central guilloche circle, with ornate square panel vignettes occupying each corner. The remaining field is filled with repetitive microtext guilloche bands arranged horizontally and vertically, carrying the bank name throughout, with the penal code counterfeit warning legend running along the top and bottom margins.
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