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500 Francs
| Issuer | Bank of Algeria - French Administration |
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| Year | 1926-1942 |
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| Currency | Franc (1848-1959) |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio oval portrait vignette of an Algerian woman in traditional dress; at centre, a landscape vignette with a seated male figure; at right, a standing classical female allegorical figure holding a torch and a scroll bearing the counterfeiting warning under Article 139 of the Penal Code. The denomination '500' appears in large numerals at lower centre below three signature lines, with 'BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE' and 'CINQ CENTS FRANCS' in bold letterpress across the upper field alongside Arabic text giving the equivalent denomination. Dense guilloche borders frame the entire composition. |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of two North African women in traditional dress among large ceramic jars in a rural landscape, one woman seated and one standing with a jar balanced on her head, set against a hilly background. Two unprinted oval areas flank the central scene serving as watermark zones, with dense arabesque guilloche borders framing the entire composition. The denomination '500' appears in large numerals at lower centre, with Arabic and French inscriptions along the lower margin, and the engraver and designer credits at the base. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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