Tunisian One Hundred Franc-1941

Name/Title

Tunisian One Hundred Franc-1941

Entry/Object ID

1985.040.095

Description

Tunisian One Hundred Franc-1941. "Tunisie" stamped on obverse. Accession number written on reverse in lower right corner.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Date made

1939 - 1942

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Tunisia

Region

North Africa

Continent

Africa

Designer or Engraver Information

Designer or Engraver

Jacques Roger Simon

Role

Designer

Designer or Engraver

G. Beltrand

Role

Engraver

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

Tunisian Franc

Denomination

100

Issuing Authority

Bank of Algeria

Production Dates

Dec 18, 1941

Serial Number

735

Obverse

Description

A blue and yellow floral frame with two ears of wheat on the sides and the value "100" printed in red in the upper corners. On the left, the portrait of a local notable in traditional costume. In the center at the top in the frame, the wording of the issuing institute "BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE". Below, the value “CENT FRANCS” and its translation into Arabic are printed in red. In the background, an Algerian house and a mountain landscape. The signatures, numbering and date of issue are printed in black. In the frame below, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in red in a cartouche. Only one type of signature is known with Escallier, The Director General, Sebald, The Caissier Principal and De Roux, The Secretary General.

Reverse

Description

A frame decorated with bunches of grapes, dates and two palm branches frame an Algerian rural landscape with a mountain range and a hillside village. In the center, a peasant and his two oxen plow a field. Below, in a light blue frame, article 139 of the Penal Code is written in Arabic.

Security Features

Type

Watermark

Notes

Profile of a Moorish woman

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Money, Paper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Pick Number

Other Number

13a

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

3-11/16 in

Length

6-3/16 in

Composition

Material

Paper