| Issuer | French Somaliland (1896-1967) |
| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 20 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1883-1949) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 146 × 78 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Émil M. Pikovsky Ltd, Jerusalem, Israel (1891-?) |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Emil Pikovsky |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#15 |
| Obverse description | Red print; yellow underprint; black serial numbers. Value at left, circle at right. |
| Reverse description | Red print; yellow underprint. Mosque in Tadjourah, Djibouti at centre, value at right. |
| Signature(s) | Marcel Borduge, Paul Baudouin, |
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| Protection description | |
| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE
VINGT FRANCS
DJIBOUTI
LE PRESIDENT
LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL
20
GOVERNMENT PRINTER PALESTINE (Translation: Bank of Indochina. Twenty francs. The president, the general director.) |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE
L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCÈS
CEUX QUI AURONT
CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ
LES BILLETS DE BANQUE
AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI
DJIBOUTI
20
EMIL M. PIKOVSKY LTD. JERUSALEM (Translation: Bank of Indochina. 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 | 3882152150 |
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