French Somaliland 5 francs "Palestine" type 1945

Reference:

Pick: #14 , The Banknote Book: B126 , Other: KM629

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Description

French Somaliland. Djibouti. Bank of Indochina. 1945 Issues. Dimensions: 137 x 76 mm. No date. Material: Paper. Printer: Government Printer, Palestine (recto) and Émile M. Pikovsky Ltd. Jerusalem (reverse). Watermark: None. Polychrome front and back printing predominantly dark brown and brown. 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 dark brown in the frame. Below, the numbering and alphabet are printed in black and repeated above and below. The value in letters in the center and in numbers on the right in a medallion. 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 dark brown in the frame. In the center, three boats sailing at sea off the Somali coast. At the bottom, article 139 of the penal code is printed in brown on three lines. 999,999 banknotes delivered in June 1944.

Banknotes :Bank of Indo-China (1945)