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50 Francs
| Issuer | Bank of Algeria - French Administration |
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| Year | 1942-1945 |
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| Currency | Franc algérien (1851-1964) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears a central vignette of two standing Algerian figures in traditional dress beside a tree, set against a rural landscape with rolling hills. The bank title BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE is inscribed across the top, with the denomination CINQUANTE FRANCS in large red letterpress text below; serial number, date, and check letter appear at upper left and lower corners within an ornate floral guilloche border. Signature panels for the Caissier Principal and the Secrétaire Général appear in the lower centre, with a legal warning inscription beneath; credit lines read LÉON CARRÉ FEC. at lower left and E. DELOCHE SC. at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a large scenic vignette of a North African market scene in the foreground, with robed figures, a donkey, and produce arranged before an expansive view of a Roman amphitheatre — identifiable as the El Djem amphitheatre in Tunisia — dominating the upper background. An ornate rectangular blank cartouche occupies the right side, framed by a detailed guilloche border incorporating floral and geometric motifs in orange, blue, and green. An Arabic inscription runs along the lower margin, and the denomination numeral 50 appears in each upper corner. |
| Reverse lettering | بنك الجزائر خمسون فرنكا CARRÉ FEC. DELOCHE SC. |
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