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20 Francs Essai
| Issuer | Gouvernement Général de l'Algérie |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Currency | Franc (1848-1959) |
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| Reverse description | Central design features the large denomination numeral 20 above the word FRANCS, both enclosed within a stylized rectangular panel flanked on either side by tall, finely detailed wheat or barley ears rising from the base. The date 1949 appears below FRANCS, flanked by small decorative motifs. The word ALGERIE is displayed prominently across the lower portion of the panel in bold incuse letters. The word ESSAI, denoting trial or pattern status, is struck in the lower exergue below the main design. An inner beaded border runs around the entire reverse field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
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