| Issuer | French Somaliland (1896-1967) |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1883-1949) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 141 × 106 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| Designer(s) | Designers: Georges Duval, Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis |
| Engraver(s) | Auguste-Hilaire Léveillé |
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| 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. |
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| 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 description | Green print. Dragon at upper and lower border. |
| 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.) |
| Signature(s) | Albert Guillemin de Monplanet, René-Jules Thion de La Chaume, |
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| Numisquare ID | 6757127350 |
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