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| Issuer | Banque de l'Algérie et de la Tunisie |
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| Year | 1950-1952 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: André Marliat Reverse: Camille Beltrand |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE ET DE LA TUNISIE CINQ MILLE FRANCS LE GOUVERNEUR LE CAISSIER GÉNÉRAL LE SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS À PERPÉTUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR H. CHEFFER FEC. A. MARLIAT SC. |
| Reverse description | The entire reverse is occupied by a polychrome intaglio reproduction of an antique Roman mosaic known as 'The Triumph of Bacchus', in which a chariot drawn by four tigers or panthers carries seated and standing figures, accompanied by a large panther in the lower foreground. The central vignette is framed by an ornate border of grapevines, birds, and foliage in rich earth tones. Arabic inscriptions appear above and below the central scene, with the denomination rendered in Arabic script to the right. |
| Reverse lettering | بنك الجزائر وتونس خمسة آلاف فرنك H. CHEFFER FEC. C. BELTRAND SC. |
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