| Issuer | French Somaliland (1896-1967) |
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| Year | 1928-1938 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1883-1949) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 180 × 92 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| Designer(s) | Obverse: Clément Serveau Reverse: Roque |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Ernest Deloche Reverse: Marguerite Dreyfus (Rita) |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#7 |
| Obverse description | Brown print; yellow underprint; blue text; black serial numbers. Woman head facing front-left at right, wearing wreath of oak leaves and wheat. Oval watermark area at left. |
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| 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 description | Brown print; yellow underprint. Peacock (Phasianidae sp.) on branch facing right at left, butterflies (Papilionoidea sp.) at upper right. Text in French, Arabic and Amharic. |
| 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.) |
| Signature(s) | René-Jules Thion de La Chaume, Paul Baudouin, Marcel Borduge, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Native`s head in profile. |
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| Numisquare ID | 8965742960 |
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