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5 Francs
| Issuer | Bank of Algeria - French Administration |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Value | 5 Francs |
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| Obverse description | The centre of the note is dominated by a large ornate numeral '5' set within an elaborate guilloche rosette, printed in green. The legends 'CINQ' and 'FRANCS' are placed to the left and right respectively at the top, with Arabic inscriptions flanking the central vignette. Signature spaces for L'Inspecteur Général and Le Caissier Principal appear on either side, with the issue date and serial numbers along the lower portion, above a legal warning text against counterfeiting. |
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| Variants | P#91a - Issued note. 16.11.1942 |
| Comments |
Printed in Algiers by the Gouvernement press rather than shipped from metropolitan France, this note reflects the logistical severance imposed by the fall of France in 1940. With Banque de France supply lines disrupted and North Africa under Vichy administration, local production became a practical necessity rather than a policy choice.
The small format and modest denomination suited a wartime economy where hoarding was common and larger notes were actively distrusted. Hervé's engraving work on the series is competent but notably restrained compared to prewar Banque de France output — a function of what the Alger press could support, not artistic preference.