5 Francs

Features

Issuer DjiboutiFrench Somaliland (1896-1967)
Issuing bank Bank of Indochina
Period Second French Colonial Empire (1896-1946)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1928-1938
Value 5 Francs
Currency Franc (1885-1945)
Composition Paper
Size 149 × 93 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
259647
References P# 6
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.

Series: 1927-1938 series

Obverse

Red and blue print; yellow underprint; black serial numbers.

Helmeted head of Marianne facing right at lower left. Round watermark area at lower right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
CINQ FRANCS
DJIBOUTI
PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR
Le Président Le Directeur Géneral
5
L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÈS
CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ
LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI.
CH. WALHAIN FEC. E. DELOCHE. SC.

Translation: Bank of Indochina. Five francs. Payable in cash to bearer. The president, the general director. 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: Ernest Deloche

Designer: Charles Albert Walhain

Reverse

Red and blue print; yellow underprint.

Ornamental frame. Text in French, Arabic and Amharic.

Scripts: Arabic, Ge'ez, Latin

Lettering:
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
خمسة فرنك አምስት ፍራንክ
L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCÈS
CEUX QUI AURONT
CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ
LES BILLETS DE BANQUE
AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI.
۵ ፭ 5

Translation: Bank of Indochina. Five francs. 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. 5.

Engraver: Ernest Deloche

Designer: Charles Albert Walhain

Watermark

Native's head in profile.

Signatures

Albert Guillemin de Monplanet (AGM) Administrator
René-Jules Thion de La Chaume (RJTC) Director
Simon Marie Joseph Alphonse Stanislas (SMJS³) Administrator
Paul Baudouin (PB¹) General director
Marcel Borduge (MB) President

Printer

Banque de France, France

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Date Signatures VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1928-1938)  AGM, RJTC 0% P#6a
ND (1928-1938)  SMJS³, RJTC 0% P#6a
ND (1928-1938)  RJTC, PB¹ 80% P#6b
ND (1928-1938)  MB, PB¹ 20% P#6b

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 FrancsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Francs
Katz
Auction 64
Lot 182
Internet Archive
17 Aug 2022 Undetermined VF USD 10.80
(EUR 10.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 FrancsPicture 1 of a sold 5 Francs
Katz
Jubilee Auction 60
Lot 502
Internet Archive
14 May 2022 Undetermined USD 330.46
(EUR 306.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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