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50 Centimes Brown
| Issuer | Chambre de Commerce d'Alger |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Composition | Paper |
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| Obverse description | Brown letterpress print on cream paper within an oval guilloche border. At left, the crowned coat of arms of Algiers; at right, the circular seal of the Chambre de Commerce d'Alger bearing a caduceus. The denomination '50 CENTIMES' is set centrally in large type, accompanied by the Arabic legend 'عشرة سوردى', with the issuing authority and deliberation date inscribed along the upper arc of the oval frame. Two manuscript signatures appear below the roles 'Le Président' and 'Le Secrétaire Trésorier', with series and serial number in black at the foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ALGER DÉLIBÉRATION DU 13 JANVIER 1915 50 CENTIMES عشرة سوردى Le Président, Le Secrétaire Trésorier: IMP. JOURDAN ALGER |
| Reverse description | Brown letterpress print within an oval guilloche border, with an intricate repeating microtext underprint of 'CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE D'ALGER' filling the central field. The denomination '50 CENTIMES 50' is displayed in large numerals flanking the central text, with the Arabic legend 'عشرة سوردى' set in the middle. A rectangular panel at the base carries the redemption clause in French. |
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