50 Francs

€262,151.00
IssuerFrench Somaliland (1896-1967)
Year1952
TypeStandard banknote
Value50 Francs
CurrencyFrench Somaliland Franc (1949-1967)
CompositionPaper
Size120 × 80 mm
ShapeRectangular
PrinterBanque de France, France
No. printed
Designer(s)William Fel
Engraver(s)Obverse: Pierre Dubreuil
Reverse: Gilbert Poilliot
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#25
Obverse descriptionYellow and blue print; multicolour underprint. Red text; black serial numbers.  Boat at right, watermark area at lower left. Text in French, Arabic and Amharic.
Reverse descriptionMulticolour print; multicolour underprint.  Camels (Camelus sp.) facing right. Text in French, Arabic and Amharic.
Signature(s)
Protection typeWatermark
Protection descriptionWoman head with phrygian cap.
Obverse lettering۵۰ 50 DJIBOUTI CÔTE FRANÇAISE DES SOMALIS CINQUANTE FRANCS جيبوتي ጂቡቲ خمسون فرنكا TRÉSOR PUBLIC W. FEL FEC. DUBREUIL SC.
(Translation: 50. French Somaliland. Fifty francs. Djibouti. Fifty francs. Public treasury.)
Reverse letteringTRÉSOR PUBLIC ሃምሳ ፍራንክ ፶ CINQUANTE FRANCS SERONT PUNIS DE TRAVAUX FORCÉS A PÉRPÉTUITE LES CONTREFACTEURS ET CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE BILLETES CONTREFAITS 50 ل الشاقة المؤبدة اصـطـنـع أوراقـا مـرورة أو تعامـل بـتـلـك الأوراق المزورة عوقب مر CÔTE FRANÇAISE DES SOMALIS W. FEL FEC. G. POILLIOT SC.
(Translation: Public treasury. Fifty francs. 50.The counterfeiters and those who will have used counterfeit notes will be punished with forced labor for life. French Somaliland.)
Variants
Catalog ID5623227820
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