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500 Francs
| Issuer | Bank of Algeria - French Administration |
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| Year | 1861-1868 |
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| Value | 500 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed note with a central large denomination inscription in ornate script reading "cinq cents francs" beneath the issuer's name in letterpress. Two allegorical standing figures flank the central text field on either side, with additional vignettes at the lower centre showing reclining classical figures amid decorative scrollwork. The denomination and issuer's title are repeated in Arabic script below the French text, and three signature lines are indicated at lower left, centre, and right for L'Administrateur, Le Directeur, and Le Caissier respectively. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE. IL SERA PAYÉ EN ESPÈCES, À VUE, AU PORTEUR, cinq cents francs. خمسماية فرنك تذفع في جزاير L'Administrateur. Le Directeur. Le Caissier. |
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| Variants | P#11a - Issued note without overprint P#11b - Overprint: Succ. d'Oran. 26.7.1865 P#11c - Overprint: Succ. de Bone. 14.4.1868 P#11d - Overprint: Succ. de Constantine. 4.10.1870; 16.11.1870 |
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