10 francs Type 1943 Morocco US printing

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Pick: #25 , The Banknote Book: B219 , Other: #MK534/#MK535/#MK536

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Description

State Bank of Morocco. American impressions. Printer: E.A. Wright Bank Note Co. of Philadelphia. Dimensions: 143 x 89 mm. No watermark. One-sided printing in black on white paper with a green security background with the mention "State Bank of Morocco" repeated continuously. Front: The value in figures is printed in dark blue in a door-shaped medallion on the left. The value in letters, the mention "State Bank of Morocco", the numbering, the alphabet and the date of issue are printed in dark blue. The law article is printed in dark blue at the bottom. Back: Print in dark blue with a red security background with the mention "State Bank of Morocco" repeated continuously. Monogram "BEM" in the center at the top on a thick frame with abstract and floral figures. All texts are printed in dark blue. The three signatures are printed in the center. The value in figures is repeated twice in octagonal medallions on the sides. The specimen is known with an oblique red overhead "SPECIMEN" on the front and a "SPECIMEN" overprint in blue on the back. The banknote is dated 1-5-43 and numbered "A1-000". Copy seen: "A1-077". Another known specimen with a "SPECIMEN" overprint applied obliquely in black on the front and back. Another known specimen overprinted twice "SPECIMEN" in red on the values. the note is dated 1-3-44 and numbered "A1-000".

The signatures:
Pick # 25a. First issue with signatures: Guessous / Desoubry / Moreau.
Pick # 25b. Second issue with signatures: Guessous / Bapst / de Castelbajac.
Pick # 25c. Third issue with signatures: Guessous / Leclerc / de Castelbajac.

Banknotes :State Bank of Morocco - American Impressions (1943)