50 Francs

Algeria's note-issuing authority during this period operated under close institutional alignment with the Banque de France, and this 50 Francs reflects that directly — same printer, same production standards, same engraving house as metropolitan French issues of the same era. Deloche was among the senior engravers at the Banque de France's workshops and worked across multiple colonial series simultaneously.

The seven-year date range spans the fall of France, the Vichy period, and the Allied landings in North Africa in November 1942 — all of which disrupted normal note production and distribution cycles across French-administered territories. Two distinct signature combinations appear across the series, making date-and-signature pairing the primary tool for narrowing down when a specific example entered circulation.