| Issuer | French Somaliland (1896-1967) |
| Year | 1921 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 20 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1883-1949) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 180 × 93 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Designers: Alfred-Henri Bramtot, Georges Duval |
| Engraver(s) | Charles Wullschleger |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#4B |
| Obverse description | Blue print; red text; black serial numbers. Neptune reclining holding trident at left. Circular watermark area at upper left. Text in French, Arabic and Amharic. Round watermark area at upper left. |
| Reverse description | Blue print. Dragon at left and right. |
| Signature(s) | Albert Guillemin de Monplanet, René-Jules Thion de La Chaume, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Helmeted woman`s head. |
| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE
DJIBOUTI, le 1er Janvier 1921.
عشرون فرانكس ሃያ ፍራንክ
፳ فرانكس ٢٠
VINGT FRANCS
PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR
UN ADMINISTRATEUR LE DIRECTEUR
20 (Translation: Bank of Indochina. Djibouti, January 1st., 1921.Twenty francs. 20. Payable in cash to bearer. An administrator, the director.) |
| Reverse lettering | L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL
PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT
CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLET DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS
PAR LA LOI AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE
DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS
BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE
20 FRANCS
A. BRAMTOT ET G DUVAL FEC. CH - WULLSCHLEGER SC. (Translation: Article 139 of the penal code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeit or falsified banknotes authorized by law as well as those who have made use of these counterfeit or falsified notes. Bank of Indochina.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 4553318250 |
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