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Pick: #50 , The Banknote Book: B232 , Other: #MK528
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Description
State Bank of Morocco. Banknote issued from 1953 to 1954. Work of A. Maillart / Rafine and engraving by J.Piel / G. Beltrand for the front and A. Maillart and engraving by J. Piel / G. Poilliot for the back. Dimensions: 185 x 120 mm. Watermark: A lion's head in profile. Multicolored front and back printing on white paper. Front: Aerial view of the city of Casablanca and its commercial port in the background. The value in figures and the mention "State Bank of Morocco" are printed in dark blue. The numbering and the alphabet are repeated at the bottom and at the top in the corners and are printed in black, as well as the date of issue. The value in letters "TEN THOUSAND FRANCS" is printed in red. Back: View of the summer palace of the Sultan of Marrakech. All texts are printed in dark blue. One type of signatures: Guessous / Spitzer / Oudot. The specimen is known perforated twice obliquely "SPECIMEN" dated 00-0-00 and numbered 0.00 - 000. A number of "SPECIMEN" is perforated at the bottom of the note. Seen exemplary "114". Black trial of the front and back on thin paper. Rare banknote in beautiful quality!