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| Issuer | Nouveau Comptoir d'Escompte de Batna (Union des Commerçants de la Ville de Batna) |
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| Year | 1915 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Printed entirely in black letterpress on blue-green paper, the obverse carries multiple overlapping text blocks within a dashed rectangular border. The uppermost register bears the issuing institution name, partially overprinted by a bold central inscription of the merchants' union; the date 27 NOV 1915 appears within a decorative oval frame at centre. The denomination "Ticket de 0,05" is set in large bold type across the lower portion, with the comptoir name running along the bottom edge. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in black on the same blue-green paper stock, bearing five lines of letterpress text centred on an otherwise plain field. The denomination "Ticket de 0,05" appears in a large italic script at the top, followed by the redemption clause in smaller roman type referencing the Banque de l'Algérie and the Nouveau Comptoir d'Escompte de Batna. |
| Reverse lettering | Ticket de 0,05 remboursable en billets de la Banque de l'Algérie au Nouveau Comptoir d'Escompte de Batna (Translation: Ticket worth 0.05, redeemable in Bank of Algeria banknotes at the New Discount Office in Batna.) |
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