40 Francs 40th Anniversary of Djibouti’s Independence

Features

Issuer	Djibouti › Djibouti (1977-date)
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Djibouti
Ruling authority	Republic (1977-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative banknotes
Year	2017
Value	40 Francs 40 DJF = USD 0.22
Currency	Djibouti Franc (1977-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	153 × 70 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Number	N# 203433
References	P# 46 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (5 volumes). , TBB# 205 Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).

Commemorative issue

40th Anniversary of Djibouti’s Independence

Series: Independence anniversary

Obverse

Multicolour print; multicolour underprint; red and black serial numbers.

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming left at centre, coral reef in background. Bank logo at upper left. Text in French and Arabic.

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
4O
BANQUE CENTRALE DE DJIBOUTI
QUARANTE FRANCS
أربعون فرنك
40 ÈME ANNIVERSAIRE DE L'INDÉPENDENCE
LE GOUVERNEUR

Translation: Central Bank of Djibouti. Forty francs. 40th Anniversary of Independence. The governor.

Reverse

Multicolour print; multicolour underprint.

Ships and cranes at centre, aerial view of Djibouti port in background, anniversary logo at upper left, outline of Djibouti at upper right. Text in French and Arabic.

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
٤٠
البنك المركزي الجيبوتي
RÉPUBLIQUE DE DJIBOUTI
40
JUBILÉ D'ÉMERAUDE
1977-2017
QUARANTE FRANCS
SERONT PUNIS DE VINGT ANS DE RÉCLUSION CRIMINELLE ET DE 50 000 000 FDJ D'AMENDE LES CONTREFACTEURS DE BILLETES DE BANQUE
40

Translation: Central Bank of Djibouti. Republic of Djibouti. Emerald Jubilee. Forty francs. Banknote counterfeiters will be punished with twenty years of criminal imprisonment and a fine of 50 000 000 FDJ.

Watermark

Coat of arms.

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Signature

Printer

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See also

• Fish
• Marine invertebrate
• Independence
• Sea
• Boat or watercraft

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