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5 Francs Porto-Novo
| Issuer | Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale |
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| Year | 1916-1919 |
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| Currency | Franc (1895-1944) |
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| Obverse description | A recumbent lion vignette occupies the left side, engraved in intaglio, while a scene with a pirogue and figures appears at right. The centre carries the bank title BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE in an arched guilloche band above the large denomination CINQ FRANCS in red letterpress, with the payable clause below and two manuscript signatures over the printed titles Un Administrateur and Le Directeur. The issue place PORTO-NOVO and the manuscript date appear at lower centre, with the numeral 5 set within an octagonal orange underprint at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE CINQ FRANCS PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR PORTO-NOVO h.Bellery Desfontaines del. Ernest Florian SC. |
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| Reverse lettering | بانك سو وجنت / بانك افريك الغربي / كمبيو بل كيت دنكقني / خالس بورنخ قسالس / من اتى بهذه الورقة نه / بع اليه في الساعة / ه. Bellery Desfontaines |
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