Obverse description	Red and blue print; yellow underprint; black serial numbers.  Black antelope head, date, cross of Lorraine and black `F.C.` overprinted at upper right. Helmeted head of Marianne facing right at lower left. Round watermark area at lower right.
Reverse description	Red and blue print; yellow underprint.  Ornamental frame. Text in French, Arabic and Amharic.
Signature(s)	Marcel Borduge, Paul Baudouin,
Protection type	Watermark
Protection description	Man head in profile.
Obverse lettering	BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE CINQ FRANCS DJIBOUTI 1er Janivier 1943 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. January 1st, 1943. 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 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.)
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Catalog ID	4832662900
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