Banknotes from Djibouti

In 1862, French merchants purchased Obock, a small port on the Red Sea. In 1868, Marseille shipowners settled in the Gulf of Tadjourah. These territories were transferred to the French government in 1884, and the French extended their protectorate over this desert region, the sole advantage of which was its strategic position by the sea following the opening of the Suez Canal. In 1896, the territories of Obock, Tadjourah, Damakil, and Somali became the French Coast of the Somalis, with Djibouti as its capital. Also known as French Somaliland, this administrative territory of the French colonial empire later became the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (1967-1977), and then the Republic of Djibouti after gaining independence.
Wikidata: Q977

Periods from Djibouti: French Somaliland (1896-1967), Afars and Issas (1967-1977), Djibouti (1977-date)

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Djibouti › French Somaliland (1896-1967) • Second French Colonial Empire (1896-1946)

5 Francs (With decrees)
1913-1919

Standard banknote: 1909-1913 series
144 × 107 mm
P# 1, N# 259639
5 Francs (Without decrees)
1923

Standard banknote: 1920-1923 series
141 × 106 mm
P# 4A, N# 259644
5 Francs
ND (1928-1938)

Standard banknote: 1927-1938 series
149 × 93 mm
P# 6, N# 259647
20 Francs (With decrees)
1910

Standard banknote: 1909-1913 series
180 × 93 mm
P# 2, N# 259640
20 Francs (Without decrees)
1921

Standard banknote: 1920-1923 series
180 × 93 mm
P# 4B, N# 259645
20 Francs (Blue text)
ND (1928-1938)

Standard banknote: 1927-1938 series
180 × 92 mm
P# 7, N# 259649
20 Francs (Red text)
ND (1928-1938)

Standard banknote: 1927-1938 series
180 × 92 mm
P# 7A, N# 259650
20 Francs (Black text)
ND (1928-1938)

Standard banknote: 1927-1938 series
180 × 92 mm
P# 7B, N# 259651
100 Francs (With decrees)
1909-1915

Standard banknote: 1909-1913 series
206 × 118 mm
P# 3, N# 259641
100 Francs (With overprint)
1920

Standard banknote
206 × 118 mm
P# 4, N# 259642
100 Francs (Without decrees)
1920

Standard banknote: 1920-1923 series
206 × 118 mm
P# 5, N# 259646
100 Francs (Blue text)
ND (1928-1938)

Standard banknote: 1927-1938 series
206 × 118 mm
P# 8, N# 259653
100 Francs (Red text)
ND (1928-1938)

Standard banknote: 1927-1938 series
206 × 118 mm
P# 8A, N# 259655
500 Francs
1927-1938

Standard banknote: 1927-1938 series
218 × 150 mm
P# 9, N# 259657
1000 Francs
ND (1938)

Standard banknote: 1927-1938 series
210 × 120 mm
P# 10, N# 259658
1000 Francs (Red background)
ND (1938)

Standard banknote: 1927-1938 series
210 × 120 mm
P# 10A, N# 259659

Djibouti › French Somaliland (1896-1967) • Free France (1942-1945)

5 Francs (With overprint)
1943

Standard banknote: 1943 series
149 × 93 mm
P# 11, N# 262131
20 Francs (B.I.C. overprint)
ND (1943)

Standard banknote: 1943 series
180 × 92 mm
P# 12A, N# 215415
20 Francs (F.C. overprint)
ND (1943)

Standard banknote: 1943 series
180 × 92 mm
N# 383313
100 Francs (F.C. overprint)
1943

Standard banknote: 1943 series
206 × 118 mm
P# 13, N# 262132

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