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500 Francs
| Issuer | Bank of Algeria - French Administration |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Value | 500 Francs |
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| Obverse description | Engraved note with a central text panel carrying the bank title BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE in letterpress above the denomination cinq cents francs in large script, with a bilingual Arabic legend below. Three signature lines for L'Administrateur, Le Directeur, and Le Caissier are arranged across the lower centre, flanked by allegorical vignettes at the lower corners. A vertical branch designation SUCCURSALE DE CONSTANTINE appears at the left margin, and diagonal red ANNULÉ cancellation overprints cross the entire face. |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE ANNULÉ |
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| Variants | P#38a - Issued note. 4.10.1870; 16.11.1870. Punch hole cancelled |
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