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Pick: #19 , The Banknote Book: B131 , Other: KM609
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Description
French Somaliland. Djibouti. Bank of Indochina. 1946-1948 Issues. Work by R. Pougheon and engraving by G. Régnier for the front and A. Chapon for the back. Dimensions: 99 x 65 mm. No date. No security thread. Material: Paper. Printer: Bank of France. Watermark: Head of Mercury. Polychrome front and back printing predominantly purple, yellow and brown. Description of the front: Texts in French. On the upper border, the wording "BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE" is printed in a purple cartridge. On the left, a portrait of a young Somali man in profile, his hands resting on his stick. The numbering and alphabet are printed in black on a yellow background. A combination of signatures in black with "Le Président (The President)", Émile Minost and "Le Directeur Général (The Chief Officer)" Jean Laurent. Description of the back: On the upper border, the wording "BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE" printed in red in the frame. Article 139 of the Criminal Code is printed in blue on a pink background. Camel caravan in the desert.