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| Issuer | Bank of Algeria - French Administration |
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| Year | 1926-1942 |
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| Value | 500 Francs |
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| Obverse description | At left, an intaglio oval portrait vignette of an Algerian woman in traditional dress; at centre, a landscape vignette with a seated male figure; at right, a standing classical female allegorical figure holding a torch and a scroll bearing the counterfeiting warning under Article 139 of the Penal Code. The denomination '500' appears in large numerals at lower centre below three signature lines, with 'BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE' and 'CINQ CENTS FRANCS' in bold letterpress across the upper field alongside Arabic text giving the equivalent denomination. Dense guilloche borders frame the entire composition. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Variants | P#82a - Issued note. 28.6.1926; 2.8.1926; 20.9.1938; 21.9.1938; 22.9.1939; 17.1.1942; 21.1.1942; 25.2.1942 |
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