Information:
| Reference | P#83 |
| Country | Algeria |
| Period | Franc (1848-1959) |
| Currency | Francs |
| Denomination | 1.000 Francs |
| Type | Circulation banknotes |
| Issuing entity | Banque de L'Algérie |
| Year | 1926-1939 |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Composition | Paper |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Size (WxH) | 241x144 mm |
Obverse:
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Obverse textBANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE
MILLE FRANCS
PAYABLE AU PORTEUR ET A VUE
14-9-1938
GEO. DUVAL - FEC. C E. DELOCHE SC.
Obverse symbolPolychrome print, predominantly purple.
On the left, an allegory of France represented by a woman dressed in a breastplate, a cape and a sword. A young child at his feet holds a shield and bunches of grapes. In the center at the top, the wording of the issuing institute “BANQUE DE L’ALGÈRIE”, the value “MILLE FRANCS” and the date of issue are printed in red-orange.
Signatures, numbering and date of issue are printed in black. Below, a winged woman's head and a caduceus separate the two filigrees. At the bottom, the value “1000” is printed in dark blue. On the right, an Algerian dancer in ceremonial costume and a young boy naked from behind holding palm branches.
At the bottom of the note, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in dark blue in Arabic and French.
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Reverse:
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Reverse text1000
GEO. DUVAL - FEC. C E. DELOCHE SC.
Reverse symbolA background and frame decorated with arabesques with a coastal town and a mountain village in the background. In the upper corners decorated with Arabic motifs, the value “1000” in French on the left and in Arabic on the right. In the center, two seated women. A European on the left holds an oar in one hand and places her other hand on the shoulder of an elegant veiled Algerian woman.
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Varieties:
| Date | Variety | Iss. | Value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||
| 1926-Jul-05 | Signatures: Penalva/Picard/moyse. | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1926-Sep-09 | Signatures: Penalva/Picard/moyse. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1938-Apr-12 | Signatures: Penalva/Escallier/Archambaud. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1938-Sep-21 | Signatures: Penalva/Escallier/Archambaud. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1939-Jul-20 | Signatures: Sebald/Escallier/De Roux. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1939-Aug-01 | Signatures: Sebald/Escallier/De Roux. | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||