5 Francs With decrees
Features
| Issuer |
French Somaliland
(Djibouti)  |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of Indochina |
| Period |
Third Republic (1870-1940)
|
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Years | 1913-1919 |
| Value | 5 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1884-1948) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 144 × 107 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 259639 |
| References |
P# 1  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
Allegorical woman holding caduceus and looking down at Asian woman, at left
Scripts: Arabic, Ge'ez, Latin
Lettering:
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
DÉCRETS DE 21 JANVIER 1875, 20 FÉVRIER 1888, 16 MAI 1900 & 3 AVRIL 1901
DJIBOUTI
CINQ FRANCS
خمسة فرنك አምስት ፍራንክ
PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR
5
DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC A LEVEILLE SC
Translation:
Bank of Indochina
Decrees of January 21, 1875, February 20, 1888, May 16, 1900 & April 3, 1901
Five francs
Payable in cash to bearer
Engraver:
Auguste-Hilaire Léveillé 
Auguste-Hilaire Léveillé (1840-1900) was a French engraver, painter, draftsman and illustrator.
Designers:
Georges Duval , Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis
Georges Charles Victor Duval, also known as Georges Duval (1851-1916) was a French architect, designer of banknotes, watercolourist and illustrator.
Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis (1849-1899), also known as Daniel Dupuis, is a French painter, sculptor and medallist.
Reverse
Dragon at upper and lower centre
Script: Latin
Lettering:
L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL
PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT
CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLET DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS
PAR LA LOI AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE
DE CES BILLETS CONTREFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS
5
DANIEL DUPUIS ET GEORGES DUVAL FEC
Translation: Article 139 of the penal code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeit or falsified banknotes authorized by law as well as those who have made use of these counterfeit or falsified notes
Engraver:
Auguste-Hilaire Léveillé
Auguste-Hilaire Léveillé (1840-1900) was a French engraver, painter, draftsman and illustrator.
Designers:
Georges Duval , Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis
Georges Charles Victor Duval, also known as Georges Duval (1851-1916) was a French architect, designer of banknotes, watercolourist and illustrator.
Jean-Baptiste-Daniel Dupuis (1849-1899), also known as Daniel Dupuis, is a French painter, sculptor and medallist.
Printer
Banque de France, FranceSee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1913-Mar-12 | P#1a | ||||||||||||
| 1913-Mar-14 | P#1a | ||||||||||||
| 1919-Aug-25 | |||||||||||||
| 1919-Aug-26 | P#1a | ||||||||||||
| 1919-Aug-26 | P#1b Cancelled, handstamp : ANNULE | ||||||||||||
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