Multicolour print; multicolour underprint; red and black serial numbers. Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming left at centre, coral reef in background. Bank logo at upper left. Text in French and Arabic.
Reverse description
Multicolour print; multicolour underprint. Ships and cranes at centre, aerial view of Djibouti port in background, anniversary logo at upper left, outline of Djibouti at upper right. Text in French and Arabic.
Signature(s)
Ahmed Osman Ali (AOA), Governor
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Coat of arms.
Obverse lettering
4O
BANQUE CENTRALE DE DJIBOUTI
QUARANTE FRANCS
أربعون فرنك
40 ÈME ANNIVERSAIRE DE L`INDÉPENDENCE
LE GOUVERNEUR (Translation: Central Bank of Djibouti. Forty francs. 40th Anniversary of Independence. The governor.)
Reverse lettering
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البنك المركزي الجيبوتي
RÉPUBLIQUE DE DJIBOUTI
40
JUBILÉ D`ÉMERAUDE
1977-2017
QUARANTE FRANCS
SERONT PUNIS DE VINGT ANS DE RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE ET DE 50 000 000
FDJ D`AMENDE LES CONTREFACTEURS DE BILLETES DE BANQUE
40 (Translation: Central Bank of Djibouti. Republic of Djibouti. Emerald Jubilee. Forty francs. Banknote counterfeiters will be punished with twenty years of criminal imprisonment and a fine of 50 000 000 FDJ.)