5 francs Blue Type 1873

Reference:

Pick: #71 , The Banknote Book: B117 , Other: MK1

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Description

Source: The alphabet ranges for each reference were able to be specified thanks to the well-documented book of Maison Palombo "The blue notes of the bank of Algeria volume II". You will find all the issue dates in this magnificent book!

Algeria. French administration. Bank of Algeria.Issuing period: 1873 to 1925. Work by Guillaume Cabasson and engraving by Charles Wullschleger. Dimensions: 129 x 90mm. Watermark: "Banque de France with a lion in the center walking to the right and the value in figures on either side". Printed in Clermont-Ferrand.

Front: monochrome blue print on white paper. 5 variants of signatureswith the Secretary General and the Principal Cashier. Bottom center in an ornate medallion, article 139 of the Penal Code. The value "5" in figures is repeated four times in the corners of the frame.

Back: monochrome print in blue. Frame decorated with Arabic motifs with the value "5" in figures repeated four times in the corners. Specimen of the note issued known with Moyse/Biron signatures. Essay with watermark on the Type 1903 5-franc note.

From 1923, banknotes are printed in Alger (Before it was printed in Paris)

Banknotes :Bank of Algeria (1871-1919)