Reference:
Pick: #16 , The Banknote Book: B128 , Other: KM631
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Description
French Somaliland. Djibouti. Bank of Indochina. 1945 Issues. Dimensions: 175 x 88 mm. No date. No security thread. Material: Paper. Printer: Government Printer, Palestine (recto) and Émile M. Pikovsky Ltd. Jerusalem (reverse). Watermark: None. Polychrome front and back printing predominantly green. Description of the front: Texts in French. Frame and background composed of floral shapes. On the upper border, the wording "BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE" printed in green in the frame. Below, the numbering and series are printed in black and repeated above and below. The value in letters in the center and in numbers on the left in a medallion. Green rosette on the right. A combination of signatures in black with "Le Président (The President)", Marcel Borduge and "Le Directeur Général (The Chief Officer)" Paul Baudouin. Below, article 139 of the penal code is printed in dark green on three lines. Description of the back: Frame and background composed of floral shapes. On the upper border, the wording "BANQUE DE L'INDOCHINE" printed in red in the frame. In the center, a view of a palm grove. Single rosette on the left. 160,000 banknotes delivered in February 1945.