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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Algérie |
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| Year | 1943-1944 |
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| Reference(s) | P#19 |
| Obverse description | The obverse presents a central intaglio vignette of an orientalist pastoral scene with two male figures harvesting or resting amid lush vegetation at left, and a robed Arab figure seated beside a reclining camel at right, rendered in fine engraved detail against a blue-grey underprint. The denomination '500' appears in large numerals at the bottom centre, with the issuer's title 'BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE' and 'CINQ CENTS FRANCS' inscribed at the top, accompanied by the Arabic equivalent below. Two signature cartouches with printed signatory titles are positioned at left and right, and the marginal legend 'TUNISIE' runs vertically along both side borders. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE CINQ CENTS FRANCS ART. 139 _ LE CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS A PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR. GEORGES DUVAL - FEC C ROMAGNOL - SC TUNISIE |
| Reverse description | The reverse carries a central allegorical vignette engraved in intaglio, showing a classically draped female figure — an allegory of Knowledge or Abundance — seated beneath a tree and consulting an open book, with a young child standing at her side amid scattered fruits and amphorae. A large blank octagonal watermark reserve appears at upper left, and an octagonal panel at upper right bears the denomination in Arabic script. The value '500' is repeated in large numerals at the bottom centre, flanked by Quranic text, with the legend 'CINQ CENTS FRANCS' running vertically along both side margins. |
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