20 Francs Without decrees

Features

Issuer	Djibouti › French Somaliland (1896-1967)
Bank emisyjny	Banque de l'Indochine
Period	Second French Colonial Empire (1896-1946)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1921
Value	20 Francs
Currency	Franc (1883-1949)
Composition	Papier
Size	180 × 93 mm
Shape	Prostokątny
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 259645
References	P# 4B Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Obverse

Niebieski druk; czerwony tekst; czarne numery seryjne.

Leżący Neptun trzymający trójząb po lewej stronie. Okrągły znak wodny w lewym górnym rogu. Tekst w języku francuskim, arabskim i amharskim. Okrągły znak wodny w lewym górnym rogu. Automatically translated

Scripts: arabski, Gyyz, łaciński

Lettering:
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
DJIBOUTI, le 1er Janvier 1921.
عشرون فرانكس ሃያ ፍራንክ
፳ فرانكس ٢٠
VINGT FRANCS
PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR
UN ADMINISTRATEUR LE DIRECTEUR
20

Engraver: Charles Wullschleger

Designers: Alfred-Henri Bramtot, Georges Duval

Reverse

Niebieski nadruk.

Smok po lewej i prawej stronie. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL
PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT
CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLET DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS
PAR LA LOI AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE
DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
20 FRANCS
A. BRAMTOT ET G DUVAL FEC. CH - WULLSCHLEGER SC.

Engraver: Charles Wullschleger

Designers: Alfred-Henri Bramtot, Georges Duval

Watermark

Głowa kobiety w kasku. Automatically translated

Signatures

Albert Guillemin de Monplanet (AGM)	Administrator
René-Jules Thion de La Chaume (RJTLC)	Director

Printer

Banque de France, Paryż, Francja

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Date	Signatures		No. printed		VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1921-Jan-03	AGM, RJTLC		100 000

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Past sales

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	Katz Auction 183 Lot 287	4 Feb 2026	USD 1684.61 (EUR 1451.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 172 Lot 505	24 Oct 2025	USD 1567.35 (EUR 1350.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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