1000 Francs B.I.C overprint

€262,138.00

Obverse description	Brown and green print; yellow underprint; black serial numbers. Black rectangular overprint. at upper right. Seated topless woman facing right at right. People in a market with produce and camels (Camelus sp.) in background. Watermark area at centre. Text in French, Arabic, and Amharic.
Reverse description	Multicolour print; multicolour underprint. Woman carrying basket at left, man holding spear at right. Lake trees and mountains in background. Text in French, Arabic and Amharic.
Signature(s)	Marcel Borduge, Paul Baudouin,
Protection type	Watermark
Protection description	Native`s head.
Obverse lettering	CÔTE FRANÇAISE DES SOMALIS B.I.C. BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE MILLE FRANCS DJIBOUTI ۱۰۰۰ ሺ LE PRESIDENT LE DIRECTEUR GÉNERAL 1000 L. JONAS FEC. G. BELTRAND SC. (Translation: Bank of Indochina. Five hundred francs. Payable in cash to bearer. The president, the general director.)
Reverse lettering	BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE አንድ ሺ ፍራንክ ሺ ألف فرنك ۱۰۰۰ L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÈS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI 1000 L. JONAS FEC. G. BELTRAND SC. (Translation: Bank of Indochina. One thousand francs. One thousand. Article 139 of the penal code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeit or falsified banknotes authorized by law.)
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Catalog ID	9879971050
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