| Issuer | French Somaliland (1896-1967) |
| Year | 1928-1938 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 20 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1883-1949) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 180 × 92 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Obverse: Clément Serveau Reverse: Roque |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Ernest Deloche Reverse: Marguerite Dreyfus (Rita) |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#7B |
| Obverse description | Multicolour print; yellow underprint; black text and serial numbers. Woman head facing front-left at right, wearing wreath of oak leaves and wheat. Oval watermark area at left. Value at bottom centre on red background. |
| Reverse description | Blue print; yellow underprint. Peacock (Phasianidae sp.) on branch facing right at left, butterflies (Papilionoidea sp.) at upper right. Red text in French, Arabic and Amharic. |
| Signature(s) | Paul Baudouin, Jean Laurent, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Native`s head in profile. |
| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE
VINGT FRANCS
PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR
DJIBOUTI
LE PRESIDÉNT LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL
20
CL. SERVEAU FEC. E. DELOCHE SC. (Translation: Bank of Indochina. Twenty francs. Payable in cash to bearer. The president, the general director.) |
| 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. 20. Article 139 of the penal code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeit or falsified banknotes authorized by law.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 4298290680 |
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