Algeria 1.000 Francs 1924

BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE 5 Mars 1924 IL SERA PAYÉ EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR mille francs. L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPETUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR JH-CABASSON, INV ET DEL. CH - J. ROBERT SC.

Blue and black monochrome print on white paper. Signatures, value in letters and numbering are printed in black. The issue date is printed in blue. Composition with a frame decorated in the upper part with a garland of fruit and a winged woman's head in the center. Article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in two medallions on each side of the value in letters. On the left, an allegory of Navigation represented by a woman standing with her hands resting on an oar. On the right side, an allegory of Work represented by a man standing with a hammer on his shoulder. Four variations of signatures are known with the Secretary General, The Director General and The Principal Cashier. At the bottom in the decorated frame, two naked children lean against a lion. The numerical value is repeated twice at the top of the frame.

L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCES A PERPETUITÉ LE CONTREFACTEUR JH-CABASSON, INV ET DEL. CH - WULLSCHLEGER SC

Monochrome print in blue. In the upper part in the center, a crescent is represented in a decorated frame and surrounded by plants. In the center of the drawing, a hive and bees in a medallion decorated with scrolls. On the left side, Mercury the god of Commerce holds his caduceus in his hand and on the right, Hercules with his club in his hands. The two figures are standing on a pedestal whose base represents the same disturbing face. In the bottom frieze, two winged dragons frame article 139 of the Penal Code printed in a blue medallion.