1000 Francs Red background

€259,659.00
IssuerFrench Somaliland (1896-1967)
Year1938
TypeStandard banknote
Value1000 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1883-1949)
CompositionPaper
Size210 × 120 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)Lucien Hector Jonas
Engraver(s)Camille Beltrand
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#10A
Obverse descriptionBrown and green print; yellow underprint; black serial numbers.  Seated topless woman facing right at right. People in a market with produce and camels (Camelus sp.) in background. Bank name and value on red background at top. Watermark area at centre. Text in French, Arabic, and Amharic.
Reverse descriptionMulticolour 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. Bank name and value on red background at top.
Signature(s)Paul Baudouin, Jean Laurent,
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionNative`s head.
Obverse letteringBANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE MILLE FRANCS DJIBOUTI LE PRESIDENT LE DIRECTEUR GÉNERAL ADJOINT ۱۰۰۰ ሺ 1000 L. JONAS FEC. G. BELTRAND SC.
(Translation: Bank of Indochina. One thousand francs. 1000. The president, the deputy director general.)
Reverse letteringBANQUE 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. 1000. 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 ID5447822300
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