Djibouti 20 Francs, 1928-1938 P-7

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Djibouti 20 Francs, 1928-1938 P-7 obverse
Djibouti 20 Francs, 1928-1938 P-7 reverse

Information:

Reference P#7
Country Djibouti
Period French Somaliland (1896-1967) Franc (1883-1949)
Currency Francs
Denomination 20 Francs
Type Circulation banknotes
Issuing bank Bank of Indochina
Year 1928-1938
Shape Rectangular
Composition Paper
Demonetized Yes
Size (WxH) 180x92 mm

Obverse:

Djibouti 20 Francs, 1928-1938 P-7
Latin

Obverse text

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE VINGT FRANCS PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR DJIBOUTI LE PRESIDÉNT LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL 20 CL. SERVEAU FEC. E. DELOCHE SC.

Obverse symbol

Multicolour print; yellow underprint; black text and serial numbers. Woman head facing front-left at right, wearing wreath of oak leaves and wheat. Oval watermark area at left. Value at bottom centre on red background.

Reverse:

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Latin

Reverse text

DJIBOUTI 20 FR عشرون فرانكس ሃያ ፍራንክ ፳ فرانكس ۲۰ L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÈS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI. ROQUE FEC. RITA SC.

Reverse symbol

Blue print; yellow underprint. Peacock (Phasianidae sp.) on branch facing right at left, butterflies (Papilionoidea sp.) at upper right. Red text in French, Arabic and Amharic.

Varieties:

Date Variety Iss. Value
VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1928-1938) Signatures: PB, JL + - - - - - -