100 francs Type 1960 Second Issue

Reference:

Pick: #7 , The Banknote Book: B107 , Other: #LK401

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Description

Mali. Bank of the Republic of Mali. 1967-1970 Issues. Second Type. Dimensions: 128 x 83 mm. Material: paper. Watermark: no. Printer: Thomas de La Rue, Limited. Yellow solid security thread. The note is dated September 22, 1960. Front and back polychrome print, predominantly brown, pink and green. Texts in French. Description of the front: security background in brown, green and pink gradient and with repeating patterns. Guilloche frame with the value "100" printed in rosettes in the lower corners. At the top, the words "BANK OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALI" are printed in brown on a frieze. The banknote number and issue date are printed in black. The value in letters and the signatures are printed in brown next to a brown rosette. Below, two earth moving scrappers. At the bottom, the article of the penal code is printed on a line near the frame. On the right, an official portrait of President Modibo Keita. A single combination of signatures with the Minister of State, Jean-Marie Koné, The Minister of Finance, Attaher Maïga and The Governor of the Bank, Alpha Oumar Cissé. Description of the back: guilloche frame with the value "100" in the corners and the value in letters at the bottom in a frieze. In the center, a scene of life on the banks of the Niger river with two canoes and three characters. In the foreground, an old man wearing a turban. In the distance on the other bank, the city of Bamako. The specimen is known overprinted "SPECIMEN" in red diagonally in the center, numbered "A000000", "G1 000000" or "K1 000000" and may possibly include the red oval stamp of the English printer Thomas de La Rue (TDLR) and a specimen number in red in the lower margin.

Banknotes :Bank of the Republic of Mali (1967-1970)