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5 Francs
| Issuer | Afrique Française Libre |
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| Year | 1941 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Predominantly orange and multicolour, the reverse carries a large intaglio vignette of an African man in profile seated at a traditional loom, engaged in weaving, positioned left of centre against a geometric-bordered background. A circular guilloche watermark panel appears to the right, and the denomination numeral 5 is printed in blue at each lower corner. The anti-counterfeiting legal notice is set in a rectangular panel at the foot of the design. |
| Reverse lettering | AFRIQUE FRANÇAISE LIBRE L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI 5 | 5 (Translation: Free French Africa Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law.) |
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| Variants | P#6a - issued note P#6s - specimen, overprinted: SPECIMEN |
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