20 Francs

Emittente	Bank of Algeria - French Administration
Anno	1873-1892
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Disegnatore/i	H. Cabasson
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Descrizione del dritto	The obverse is executed in fine intaglio engraving after the 1872 design by H. Cabasson and engraved by Albert Bellenger. Two allegorical reclining figures flank the central field — at left, a male figure in an orientalist style, and at right, a draped female figure — with large guilloche numeral '20' medallions at each side. The central panel carries the bank title 'BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE' above the denomination 'VINGT FRANCS' in bold letterpress, with the place and date of issue 'ALGER' inscribed below, accompanied by manuscript signatures of the Secrétaire général and the Caissier, and a warning text cartouche at top centre.
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Varianti	P#15a - Issued note. 1873; 22.10.1874; 2.8.1877; 24.8.1887; 27.10.1892
Commenti	The Banque de l'Algérie was established in 1851 as a colonial credit institution, modeled closely on the Banque de France but with a far more restricted mandate — it functioned primarily to support French settler commerce rather than the broader indigenous economy. Notes of this series circulated across a colony still being consolidated by force, with the Kabylie region not fully pacified until the 1871 Mokrani Revolt had been suppressed, meaning the earliest dates of this issue were struck against a backdrop of significant territorial instability. Bellenger was a respected engraver working within the French tradition; Cabasson's designs for the series drew on the visual conventions of contemporary metropolitan banknote work. The nearly two-decade print run is notable — changes in the colony's banking needs between 1873 and 1892 were substantial, yet the note design remained fixed.