5 Francs

Issuer	Banque de l'Algérie
Year	1925-1942
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Designer(s)	Clément Serveau
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Obverse description	At right, a vignette of a young Tunisian woman in traditional dress with white headscarf and earrings, framed within an ornate arabesque border with guilloche patterning. To the left, the large denomination numeral '5' appears in red-orange, with the title 'CINQ FRANCS' in bold letterpress across the upper centre, accompanied by an Arabic inscription below. Two signature lines for 'LE SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL' and 'LE CAISSIER PRINCIPAL' appear at lower left, with the engraver's name 'E. DELOCHE SC.' and the penal code warning against counterfeiting at lower right; the word 'TUNISIE' runs vertically along the right margin.
Obverse lettering	BANQUE DE L'ALGERIE CINQ FRANCS LE SECRETAIRE GENERAL LE CAISSIER PRINCIPAL 5 L'article 139 du code pénal punit des travaux forcés à perpétuité le contrefacteur 5 E. DELOCHE SC. TUNISIE
Reverse description	A draped female figure in a haik, carrying a basket of flowers on her head, stands in the left-centre foreground before a detailed harbour scene of Tunis with a mosque minaret, waterfront buildings, and moored sailing vessels rendered in fine intaglio. The issuer's name 'BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE' is inscribed across the top in bold lettering, the denomination numeral '5' appears at lower left, and a two-line Arabic Basmala inscription is centred at the bottom within a decorative panel; the engraver's credit 'RITA SC.' is visible below the central vignette.
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