1000 Francs

Issuer Tunisia
Year 1926-1939
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 1000 Francs (1000 TNF)
Currency Franc (1891-1957)
Composition
Size 241 × 144 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer
Designer(s) Georges Duval
Engraver(s) Ernest Deloche
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#11
Obverse description On the left, an allegory of France represented by a woman wearing a cuirass, cape and sword. A young child at her feet holds a shield and bunches of grapes. At the top center, the wording of the issuing institute `BANQUE DE L`ALGÉRIE`, the value `MILLE FRANCS` and the issue date are printed in orange-red. Below, a winged woman`s head and a caduceus separate the two watermarks. At the bottom, the value `1000` is printed in dark blue. The signatures, numbering, vertical `Tunisia` overprint and issue date are printed in black. On the right, an Algerian dancer in full regalia and a nude young boy from behind holding palm branches. At the bottom of the bill, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in dark blue in Arabic and French.
Obverse lettering Banque de l`Algérie Mille Francs TUNISIE GEO. DUVAL - FEC. C E. DELOCHE SC.
Reverse description An arabesque background and frame, with a coastal town and mountain village in the background. In the upper corners, decorated with arabesque motifs, the value `1000` diagonally in French on the left and in Arabic on the right. In the center, two seated women. A European woman on the left holds an oar in one hand and places her other hand on the shoulder of an elegant, veiled Algerian woman.
Reverse lettering 1000 ألف فرنك GEO. DUVAL - FEC. C E. DELOCHE SC.
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Numisquare ID 5821784930
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