| Issuer | French Somaliland (1896-1967) |
| Year | 1952 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs |
| Currency | French Somaliland Franc (1949-1967) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 142 × 93 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Lorain |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Robert Armanelli Reverse: Georges Régnier |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#27 |
| Obverse description | Multicolour print; multicolour underprint; black serial numbers. Boats and ships at left and centre. Waterark area at right. Text in French, Arabic and Amharic. |
| Reverse description | Multicolour print; multicolour underprint. Gazelle (Gazella sp.) facing left at centre. Text in French, Arabic and Amharic. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Woman head with Phrygian cap. |
| Obverse lettering | 500
CÔTE FRANÇAISE DES SOMALIS
ጂቡቲ
جيبوتي
DJIBOUTI
CINQ CENT FRANCS
TRÉSOR PUBLIC
۵۰۰
LORAIN FEC. ARMANELLI SC. (Translation: French Somaliland. Djibouti. Five hundred francs. Public treasury. 500.) |
| Reverse lettering | CÔTE FRANÇAISE DES SOMALIS
፭፻
500
SERONT PUNIS DE TRAVAUX FORCÉS A
PÉRPÉTUITE LES CONTREFACTEURS ET CEUX QUI
AURONT FAIT USAGE DE BILLETES CONTREFAITS
ع أوراقـا مـزورة أوتعامـل بـتـلـك الأوراق المزورة عوقب بالأشغال
الشاقة المؤبدة
CINQ CENT FRANCS
አምስት መቶ ፍራንክ
TRÉSOR PUBLIC
LORAIN FEC. G. REGNIER SC. (Translation: French Somaliland. 500. The counterfeiters and those who will have used counterfeit notes will be punished with forced labor for life The counterfeiters and those who will have used counterfeit notes will be punished with forced labor for life. Five hundred francs. Public treasury.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 4675659950 |
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