| Issuer | French Somaliland (1896-1967) |
| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1883-1949) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 141 × 106 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Designers: Georges Duval, Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis |
| Engraver(s) | Auguste-Hilaire Léveillé |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#4A |
| Obverse description | Green print; black text and serial numbers. Allegorical woman holding caduceus and looking down at Asian woman at left. Text in French, Arabic, and Amharic. |
| Reverse description | Green print. Dragon at upper and lower border. |
| Signature(s) | Albert Guillemin de Monplanet, René-Jules Thion de La Chaume, |
| Protection type | |
| Protection description | |
| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE
۵ ፭
DJIBOUTI, le 1er Août 1923.
CINQ FRANCS
خمسة فرنك አምስት ፍራንክ
PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR
Un Administrateur Le Directeur
5
DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC A LEVEILLE SC (Translation: Bank of Indochina. 5. Djibouti, August 1st., 1923. Five francs. Payable in cash to bearer. An administrator, the director.) |
| 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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| Catalog ID | 6757127350 |
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