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20 Francs B.I.C. overprint
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indo-Chine |
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| Year | 1943 |
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| Value | 20 Francs |
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| Reverse description | Printed in blue over a yellow underprint, the reverse vignette at left presents a peacock (Phasianidae sp.) perched on a branch and facing right, while a pair of butterflies (Papilionoidea sp.) appear at upper right in an engraved naturalist style after Roque and incised by Marguerite Dreyfus (Rita). The denomination and statutory forgery warning appear in three scripts — French, Arabic, and Amharic — arranged across the lower portion of the note. |
| Reverse lettering | DJIBOUTI 20 FR عشرون فرانكس ሃያ ፍራንክ ፳ فرانكس ۲۰ L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÈS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI. ROQUE FEC. RITA SC. (Translation: Twenty francs. Article 139 of the penal code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeit or falsified banknotes authorized by law.) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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