20 franc 1926 — Algeria ( Pick: 78B )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 20 franc issued in Algeria in 1926. It is cataloged under Pick number 78B.
The front side features a portrait of a young woman at the lower right, set against a dull purple design on a blue underprint. The back side displays two youths with plants, and the watermark consists of an Arabic seal top left and a draped head of a woman bottom right. The note includes four signature varieties and is printed on paper.
The dimensions of the note are 153 x 98 mm, and it is signed by Penalva and Moyse. The printing office responsible for this note is the Banque de France in Paris, France. The variant of this banknote is designated as b, produced from June 17, 1924, to May 31, 1932.
The front side features a portrait of a young woman at the lower right, set against a dull purple design on a blue underprint. The back side displays two youths with plants, and the watermark consists of an Arabic seal top left and a draped head of a woman bottom right. The note includes four signature varieties and is printed on paper.
The dimensions of the note are 153 x 98 mm, and it is signed by Penalva and Moyse. The printing office responsible for this note is the Banque de France in Paris, France. The variant of this banknote is designated as b, produced from June 17, 1924, to May 31, 1932.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Penalva & Moyse
- Date of issue
- June 7, 1926
- Printing office
- Banque de France, Paris, France
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Dull purple on blue underprint
- Dimensions
- 153 x 98 mm
- Amount produced
- Not specified
- Pick catalog
- 78B
About this banknote
The Banque de l'Algérie issued the 20 franc banknote (Pick 78B) on June 14, 1926. This issuance was part of a series produced between 1924 and 1941, with the specific variant b circulating from June 17, 1924, to May 31, 1932.
The front of the note features a portrait of a young woman at the lower right, printed in dull purple on a blue underprint. The reverse depicts two youths with plants. The watermark includes an Arabic seal at the top left and a draped head of a woman at the bottom right. This variant measures 153 x 98 mm and was printed by the Banque de France in Paris.
