21 02 1956 - 09 03 1956 Date without letters Sig Civier/Watteau/Gandy Series 1557 - 1576 Intro: 1960 50 nouveaux francs on 5,000 francs Values

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21 02 1956 - 09 03 1956 Date without letters Sig Civier/Watteau/Gandy Series 1557 - 1576 Intro: 1960 50 nouveaux francs on 5,000 francs Values

Details

Obverse: Horizontal red CONTRE-VALEUR DE / 50 / NOUVEAUX FRANCS overprint; French text; marble head of Greek and Roman god Apollo (now at Cherchell Museum, Algeria)

Reverse: Horizontal red Arabic overprint; Arabic text; ruins of Trajan’s Arch from Roman town Timgad, Algeria

Basic Information

GSID:

94107

Denomination:

50 nouveaux francs on 5,000 francs

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

21 02 1956 - 09 03 1956 Date without letters Sig Civier/Watteau/Gandy Series 1557 - 1576 Intro: 1960

Physical Characteristics

Design Details

Note Color:

Blue, brown, and red

Note Dimension:

225 x 115 mm

Printer:

(Banque de France)

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