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| Issuer | Bank of Algeria - French Administration |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Value | 5000 Francs |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE CINQ MILLE FRANCS W. FEL FEC. A. MARLIAT SC. L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS LE CONTREFACTEUR (Translation: Bank of Algeria Five Thousand Francs) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of Trajan's Arch at Timgad (ancient Roman triumphal arch) rendered in fine intaglio engraving, flanked by allegorical panel vignettes at either side. Arabic script inscription "بنك الجزائر" (Banque de l'Algérie) runs along the lower centre, with the denomination "خمسة آلاف فرنك" in stylised Arabic calligraphy at upper right. Decorative floral guilloche borders and ornamental arabesques frame the composition at top and bottom. |
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| Variants | P#105a - Issued note. 4.11.1946; 4.7.1947; 7.10.1949 |
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