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50 Centimes Blue
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce d'Alger |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Printer | Imprimerie Adolphe Jourdan, Algiers, Algeria (1871-1916) |
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| Obverse description | Printed overall in blue on cream paper within an oval guilloche border. The coat of arms of Algiers appears at left, and a circular vignette of the Chamber of Commerce seal — bearing a caduceus flanked by palm trees — is at right. The denomination '50 CENTIMES' is set in large letterpress type at centre, with the Arabic equivalent below, flanked by two manuscript facsimile signatures above the series and serial number line at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ALGER DÉLIBÉRATION DU 13 JANVIER 1915 50 CENTIMES عشرة سوردى Le Président, Le Secrétaire Trésorier, SÉRIE N° IMP. JOURDAN ALGER |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue on cream paper, the reverse is dominated by a large central oval panel carrying the bold numeral '50' at each side flanking the word 'CENTIMES' and the Arabic denomination below, all set against a fine letterpress underprint repeating the text 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ALGER' in horizontal lines. The oval is enclosed by an ornate border of interlaced Moorish-style foliate and geometric motifs, with a rectangular cartouche at the base bearing the exchangeability clause. |
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