French Somaliland 20 francs "Palestine" Type 1945

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Pick: #15 , The Banknote Book: B127 , Other: KM630

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Description

French Somaliland. Djibouti. Bank of Indochina. 1945 Issues. Dimensions: 146 x 78 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 red and yellow. 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 red 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. Red 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. 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 the old Tadjourah Mosque. Below, article 139 of the penal code is printed in red on four lines. Rosette on the left. 600,000 banknotes delivered in June 1944.

Banknotes :Bank of Indo-China (1945)