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5 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Algérie |
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| Year | 1944 |
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| Value | 5 Francs (5 TNF) |
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| Obverse description | At right, a vignette of a young North African woman in traditional dress is set against an intricate geometric guilloche underprint executed in warm ochre and orange tones. The bank title and date appear in the upper portion, with the denomination 'Cinq Francs' in bold letterpress across the centre; two signature lines with printed titles are positioned at lower centre above the serial number. A vertical 'TUNISIE' overprint runs along the right margin. |
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| Reverse description | A draped female allegorical figure stands at right in pale tones against a harbour scene with boats and a lighthouse or minaret in the background. A large numeral '5' appears within a red guilloche rosette at the lower right, while the bank title runs along the bottom margin. A legal warning text is printed in a column to the right of centre. |
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Printed locally in Algiers by Dupuy & Cie rather than shipped from metropolitan France, this note reflects the administrative reality of wartime North Africa — Allied landings in November 1942 had severed normal supply chains, forcing the Banque de l'Algérie to rely entirely on domestic production capacity. Clément Serveau, a French illustrator and poster artist with prewar commercial credentials, contributed designs that were adapted for local printing rather than the intaglio-heavy work typical of Paris or London security printers.
The small physical format was a deliberate response to paper shortages still affecting Algerian supply stocks in 1944.