Tunisian Twenty Francs-1941. Stamped "Tunisie" on obverse. Accession number written on reverse in lower right corner
Collection
Banknotes
Made/Created
Date made
Apr 28, 1941 - Feb 18, 1942
Time Period
20th Century
Place of Origin
Country
Tunisia
Region
North Africa
Continent
Africa
Designer or Engraver Information
Designer or Engraver
César Romagnol
Role
Engraver
Designer or Engraver
Georges Charles Victor Duval
Role
Designer
Banknote Details
Banknote Type
Issued Note
Currency
Tunisian Franc
Denomination
20
Issuing Authority
Bank of Algeria
Production Dates
May 8, 1941
Serial Number
3417
Obverse
Description
Background composed of arabesques in rehearsal. The signatures, numbering and date of issue are printed in black. The wording of the issuing institute "BANQUE DE L'ALGÉRIE", the value "VINGT FRANCS" and the date of issue in Arabic are printed in purple in the center. On the right in a decorated medallion, the portrait of an Algerian woman in traditional costume and the "Tunisia" overprinted in black and vertical. Four variants of signatures are known with The Chief Cashier and The Secretary General. At the bottom, the value "20" and article 139 of the Penal Code are printed in light blue.
Reverse
Description
Frame decorated with Arabic patterns with an inscription in Arabic in a pediment at the top. In the middle, two young boys, one kneeling and the other standing, frame a medallion with decorated rhombus and containing the value "20" printed in purple. In the background, a prickly pear and a dwarf palm.
Security Features
Type
Watermark
Notes
Profile of a Moorish woman in a large medallion
Type
Watermark
Notes
In small medallion above: Arabic inscription in a crescent
