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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Nationale - République de Djibouti |
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| Year | 1979-1988 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Multicolour intaglio and letterpress print over a multicolour guilloche underprint with red text and black serial numbers. At left centre, a forward-facing portrait vignette of a young man serves as the primary figure, set against a background landscape of volcanic rock formations at Lake Abbe with a group of storks (Ciconiidae) at lower right. Bilingual inscriptions in French and Arabic appear throughout the design. |
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| Reverse description | Multicolour intaglio and letterpress print over a multicolour guilloche underprint. The central vignette presents a dhow under full sail at centre, accompanied by the ornately carved bow of a second dhow at right, together evoking the traditional maritime culture of the Gulf of Tadjoura. Bilingual inscriptions in French and Arabic are present, with the standard anti-counterfeiting warning legend along the lower margin. |
| Reverse lettering | ۵۰۰ جمهورية جيبوتي البنك الوطني 500 CINQ CENT FRANCS SERONT PUNIS DE TRAVAUX FORCÉS LES CONTREFACTEURS ET CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE BILLETES CONTREFAITS (Translation: Republic of Djibouti. National Bank. Five hundred francs. The counterfeiters and those who will have used counterfeit notes will be punished with forced labor.) |
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