Algerian Five Francs Type 1924

Name/Title

Algerian Five Francs Type 1924

Entry/Object ID

1980.076.036

Description

Algerian Five Francs Type 1924. Dated June 13, 1941. Folds and staining.

Collection

Banknotes

Made/Created

Date made

1925 - 1941

Time Period

20th Century

Place of Origin

Country

Algeria

Region

North Africa

Continent

Africa

Designer or Engraver Information

Designer or Engraver

Emile Deloche

Role

Engraver

Designer or Engraver

Rita Dreyfus

Role

Engraver

Banknote Details

Banknote Type

Issued Note

Currency

Algerian Franc

Denomination

5

Issuing Authority

Bank of Algeria

Production Dates

Jun 13, 1941

Serial Number

5240

Obverse

Description

The signatures, numbering, alphabet and date are printed in black. The value in figures, the value in letters and the date are printed in orange. On the right, in a medallion decorated with arabesques, a front portrait of a young Muslim woman. Below the portrait, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in orange on a yellow background.

Reverse

Description

Frame decorated with arabesques. In the center, a veiled Algerian woman carries a basket of fruit and in the background, a view of the port of Algiers with the Admiralty buildings.

Security Features

Type

Watermark

Notes

Moorish profile in an octagonal medallion

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Obverse

Transcription

De Roux

Language

French

Notes

Secretary General

Type

Signature

Location

Obverse

Transcription

Sebald

Language

French

Notes

Chief Cashier

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

77c

Dimensions

Width

3-1/2 in

Length

5 in