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20 Francs Without decrees

Features

Issuer DjiboutiFrench 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).

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
1921-Jan-03  AGM, RJTLC Photo 100 000

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (Without decrees)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (Without decrees)
Katz
Auction 183
Lot 287
Internet Archive
4 Feb 2026 USD 1684.61
(EUR 1451.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (Without decrees)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (Without decrees)
Katz
Auction 172
Lot 505
Internet Archive
24 Oct 2025 USD 1567.35
(EUR 1350.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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