1000 Francs Overprint

Issuer	Banque de l'Algérie
Year	1942-1943
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	The face of this Banque de l'Algérie 1000 Francs issue is engraved in intaglio in blue and pink tones, centred on the bold denomination legend 'MILLE FRANCS' flanked by two allegorical female figures seated at left and right, executed in the classical Belle Époque style after designs by Dupuis and Duval. Three bold black overprint bars obscure portions of the original text, with the date handstamped in the upper centre area, while serial numbers and series letters appear at the upper corners and centre. Three manuscript signatures of bank officials appear in the lower centre field below the printed signature lines.
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Reverse description	The back is printed in blue and violet intaglio, dominated by a large central allegorical vignette in the neoclassical tradition showing a standing female figure pouring water from an amphora, accompanied by a reclining male figure and a seated female figure in a triumphal grouping. Two female portrait medallions in the upper left and right corners frame the composition within an elaborate guilloche border, and two blank oval panels appear in the lower corners. Designer and engraver credits appear in small text along the lower margin.
Reverse lettering	DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC. LEON. ROUSSEAU SC.
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