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25 Francs Grand-Bassam
| Issuer | Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Designer(s) | Obverse: Henri Jules Ferdinand Bellery-Desfontaines Reverse: Georges Duval |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a panoramic African landscape at dusk, framed by a large baobab tree at right and an elephant at lower left, with a second elephant visible at lower right; the denomination 'Vingt-Cinq Francs' is inscribed in large serif lettering at centre below the bank title, with the clause 'PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR' beneath. A black overprint reads 'GRAND-BASSAM' across the centre, accompanied by the date 12 Juillet 1923 and two manuscript signatures. Numeral '25' appears within decorative guilloche panels at each corner, and a rooster vignette is set within an octagonal frame at top centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE Vingt-Cinq Francs PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR GRAND-BASSAM 12 Juillet 1923 Le Président L'Administrateur-Directeur h.Bellery Desfontaines del. ERNEST ET FRÉDÉRIC FLORIAN SC. |
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| Reverse lettering | بانك سو فوجنت بانك افريك الغربي كنابر كنابر كبر معاشي يبقده الورقة ند كعني يلكيكيه تنسقني فلانربورج قسلاسه مع التيه بي الساهة جروم و زرم خمسة دراهم Georges DUVAL . fecit. |
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