| Issuer | French Somaliland (1896-1967) |
| Year | 1943 |
| 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#12 |
| Obverse description | Blue print; yellow underprint; red text; black serial numbers. Black antelope head, cross of Lorraine, date and black F.C. overprinted at upper right. Woman head facing front-left at right, wearing wreath of oak leaves and wheat. Oval watermark area at left. |
| Reverse description | Blue print; yellow underprint. Peacock (Phasianidae sp.) on branch facing right at left, butterflies (Papilionoidea sp.) at upper right. Blue text in French, Arabic and Amharic. |
| Signature(s) | Marcel Borduge, Paul Baudouin, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Native`s head. |
| Obverse lettering | F. C.
1er Janvier 1943
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: January 1st, 1943. 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. Article 139 of the penal code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeit or falsified banknotes authorized by law.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 8710316120 |
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