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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Algérie |
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| Year | 1943 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Blue-toned note centred on an allegorical vignette of North African figures in a pastoral scene, with a seated female figure at centre and a robed elder accompanied by a camel in the background. A large black overprint reading 'TRESOR' runs across the centre of the note, while the bilingual heading 'BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE / CINQ CENTS FRANCS' in French and Arabic appears at top, flanked by two signature boxes. The denomination '500' is set in a panel at lower centre, with fine guilloche borders running along all four margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE CINQ CENTS FRANCS خمسماية فرنك TRESOR L'Inspecteur Gal Le Caissier Prl Le Sous-Directeur ART. 139 - LE CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR CINQ CENTS FRANCS 500 |
| Reverse description | Printed in blue and green tones, the reverse centres on an allegorical vignette of a seated classical female figure with an open book, accompanied by a young child holding a garland, set against a lush landscape with an olive tree. A large blank oval at left delineates the watermark zone, while the denomination '500' appears in a panel at lower centre beneath an Arabic inscription. 'CINQ CENTS FRANCS' is repeated in the vertical side borders, with additional Arabic text completing the bilingual presentation. |
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