| Issuer | French Somaliland (1896-1967) |
| Year | 1945 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1883-1949) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 190 × 102 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Émil M. Pikovsky Ltd, Jerusalem, Israel (1891-?) |
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| Designer(s) | Emil Pikovsky |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#17 |
| Obverse description | Blue and purple print; pink and blue underprint; black serial numbers. Decorated frame. |
| Reverse description | Purple print; blue and pink underprint. Daggers and spears at centre. |
| Signature(s) | Marcel Borduge, Paul Baudouin, |
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| Protection description | |
| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE
CINQ CENT FRANCS
L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCÈS
CEUX QUI AURONT
CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ
LES BILLETS DE BANQUE
AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI
DJIBOUTI
LE PRESIDENT
LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL
500
GOVERNMENT PRINTER, PALESTINE (Translation: Bank of Indochina. Five hundred francs. Article 139 of the penal code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeit or falsified banknotes authorized by law. The president, the general director.) |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE
DJIBOUTI
500
EMIL M PIKOVSKY LTD JERUSALEM (Translation: Bank of Indochina.) |
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| Catalog ID | 1058154920 |
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