Catalog
50 Francs
| Issuer | Bank of Algeria - French Administration |
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| Year | 1903-1910 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Central oval vignette in intaglio engraving with two cherubim seated at lower left and right flanking a female mask at the base, the whole framed by elaborate guilloche scrollwork and foliate ornament. Denomination numerals "50" occupy medallions at each corner, while the bank title and denomination are rendered in letterpress within the central field, accompanied by a legal warning cartouche at upper centre and bilingual text in French and Arabic script along the lower register. Two manuscript signatures appear below the central vignette, with the engraver's and designer's credits inscribed in the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE cinquante francs. PAYABLES A VUE AU PORTEUR خمسين فرنك في جزائر L'ART. 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR Le Secrétaire Gal Le Caissier Prl CH-CABASSON, INV ET DEL, 1872. A-V BERTRAND SCULP. (Translation: Bank of Algeria / Fifty francs / Payable on sight to the bearer) |
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| Reverse lettering | BA...LGÉRIE 50 L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR CH-CABASSON, INV ET DEL, 1872. A-V BERTRAND SCULP. |
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