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50 Centimes Green and Blue
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce d'Oran |
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| Year | 1923 |
| Type | Local banknote |
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| Obverse description | Green print on blue underprint with black serial number; allegorical figures at right and a man with ox at left frame the central vignette, all enclosed within a guilloche border. The denomination 0.50 appears in a circular cartouche, with bilingual text in French and Arabic distributed across the face. Signature lines for the President and Treasurer appear at centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ORAN CINQUANTE CENTIMES Le Président Le Trésorier 0.50 خمسين سنتيم (Translation: Oran Chamber of Commerce. Fifty centimes. The President, the Treasurer. Fifty centimes.) |
| Reverse description | Green print on blue underprint; two putti flank the central coat of arms of Oran at bottom centre, with floral and foliate decorative elements at their sides. The denomination 0.50 appears in a circular cartouche at left, and the Arabic equivalent is enclosed in a circular cartouche at right. The year 1923 is rendered in large numerals as a guilloche underprint across the centre field, with the deliberation date inscribed above. |
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