Catalog
20 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Algérie |
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| Year | 1914-1941 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE VINGT FRANCS PAYABLES AU PORTEUR ET A VUE عشرين فرنك ART. 139 - LE CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR TUNISIE Le Caissier Principal Le Secrétaire Général |
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| Signature(s) | 1914-1921 - Biron & Moyse * not listed in catalog 20.02.1929 - 02.02.1941 - Penalva & Moyse 20.02.1929 - 02.12.1941 / 12.09.1938 - Penalva & Archambaud 20.02.1929 - 02.12.1941 / 09.05.1941 - Sebald & de Roux |
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The Banque de l'Algérie's 20 Francs ran across an exceptionally long signature span — from the quiet interwar years through the collapse of France in 1940 and into the Vichy period, when Algeria remained under nominal French authority but the bank's administrative personnel shifted accordingly. The Penalva & Moyse pairing alone covers over twelve years of continuous issue, which is unusual longevity for a colonial bank's senior signatories.
Romagnoli's engraving work is precise even at this scale. The earliest Biron & Moyse examples from 1914–1921 are not listed in standard catalogs, making confirmed dated specimens from that window genuinely difficult to attribute with confidence.