20 Francs

€268,260.00
IssuerFrench Equatorial Africa
Year1944
TypeStandard banknote
Value20 Francs
CurrencyFranc (1917-1945)
CompositionPaper
Size135 × 75 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
No. printed
Designer(s)Edmund Dulac
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#17
Obverse descriptionDark-green and red. Portrait of Marianne (Allegory of Republic) between anchors at center.
Reverse descriptionGreen on purple and yellow underprint. Penal code at center.
Signature(s)
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Protection description
Obverse letteringCAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER VINGT FRANCS EDMUND DULAC DEL.
(Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Twenty Francs)
Reverse letteringCAISSE CENTRALE L`ART. 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETES DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI AINST CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USSAGE DE CES BILLETES CONTRAFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS ORDONANCE DU 2 FEV. 1944 DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER
(Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law as well as those who have used these counterfeit or falsified notes. Order of February 2, 1944.)
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Catalog ID8630855770
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