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5 Francs With decrees
| Issuer | Banque de l'Indo-Chine |
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| Year | 1913-1919 |
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| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Obverse description | Green intaglio print on white paper with an allegorical vignette at left centre showing a Western woman holding a caduceus gazing down toward a seated Asian woman. The note carries multilingual inscriptions in French, Arabic, and Ethiopic script, with the denomination numeral appearing in three scripts. Guilloche borders frame the composition, and the issuing authority, decree dates, place, and date of issue are set in letterpress across the upper and lower registers. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE Décrets de 21 Janvier1875, 20 Février 1888, 16 Mai 1900 & 3 AVRIL 1901 DJIBOUTI le 26 Août 1919 CINQ FRANCS PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR خمسة فرنك አምስት ፍራንክ Un Administrateur L`Admr-Directeur ٥ ፭ 5 DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC A LEVEILLE SC (Translation: Bank of Indochina. Decrees of January 21, 1875, February 20, 1888, May 16, 1900 & April 3, 1901. Djibouti August 26, 1919. Five francs. Payable in cash to bearer. An administrator, the director administrator. 5.) |
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| Reverse lettering | L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLET DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS 5 DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC (Translation: 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.) |
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