Multicolour print; multicolour underprint; red text; black serial numbers. Young man head facing forward at left, rock formations of Lake Abbe in background, storks (Ciconiidae sp.) at lower right. Text in French and Arabic.
Reverse description
Multicolour print; multicolour underprint. Bow of a dhow at right, dhow at centre. Text in French and Arabic.
Signature(s)
Abdi Mohamed Luc Aden (AMLA²), Governor
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Coat of arms.
Obverse lettering
500
RÉPUBLIQUE DE DJIBOUTI
BANQUE NATIONALE
خمسمائة فرنك
CINQ CENTS FRANCS (Translation: Republic of Djibouti. National Bank. Five hundred francs.)
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.)