50 franc 1936 — Algeria ( Pick: 80a )
Region:
Africa
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 50 franc issued in Algeria in 1936. It is cataloged under Pick number 80a. The front design features a mosque on the right side and an aerial view of the city of Algiers at the bottom center. The back design depicts a child picking fruit from a tree with a seated woman at the center. The note shows three signature varieties, signed by Géo Duval and C. Romagnol.
This note has a green color and measures 170 x 110 mm. The printing office responsible for its production is C. Romagnol. The watermark on the note displays a draped head of a woman on the left and an Arabic seal on the right.
The amount produced is unknown. The designs used for this banknote were in circulation from 1914 to 1942, covering the period from May 28, 1920, to 1938.
This note has a green color and measures 170 x 110 mm. The printing office responsible for its production is C. Romagnol. The watermark on the note displays a draped head of a woman on the left and an Arabic seal on the right.
The amount produced is unknown. The designs used for this banknote were in circulation from 1914 to 1942, covering the period from May 28, 1920, to 1938.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Géo Duval, C. Romagnol
- Date of issue
- 1936
- Printing office
- C. Romagnol
- Paper
- paper
- Colour
- green
- Dimensions
- 170 x 110 mm
- Amount produced
- unknown
- Pick catalog
- 80a
About this banknote
The Banque de l'Algérie issued the 50 franc banknote in 1936. The series was part of the broader 20th-century efforts to standardize currency across French colonies. This series was introduced under colonial administration during a period of expansion in public infrastructure and civic development.
The front side of this banknote features a mosque at the right and an aerial view of the city of Algiers at the bottom center, all rendered in green. The back side depicts a child picking fruit from a tree and a woman seated at the center. This note bore the signatures of Géo Duval and C. Romagnol, with printing performed at C. Romagnol.
