| Issuer | French Somaliland (1896-1967) |
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| Year | 1928-1938 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1883-1949) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 149 × 93 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| Designer(s) | Charles Albert Walhain |
| Engraver(s) | Ernest Deloche |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#6 |
| Obverse description | Red and blue print; yellow underprint; black serial numbers. Helmeted head of Marianne facing right at lower left. Round watermark area at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE CINQ FRANCS DJIBOUTI PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR Le Président Le Directeur Géneral 5 L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÈS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI. CH. WALHAIN FEC. E. DELOCHE. SC. (Translation: Bank of Indochina. Five francs. Payable in cash to bearer. The president, the general director. 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.) |
| Reverse description | Red and blue print; yellow underprint. Ornamental frame. Text in French, Arabic and Amharic. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE خمسة فرنك አምስት ፍራንክ L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÈS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI. ۵ ፭ 5 (Translation: Bank of Indochina. Five francs. 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. 5.) |
| Signature(s) | Albert Guillemin de Monplanet, René-Jules Thion de La Chaume, Simon Marie Joseph Alphonse Stanislas, Paul Baudouin, Marcel Borduge, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Native`s head in profile. |
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| Numisquare ID | 2836377210 |
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