| Issuer | French Somaliland (1896-1967) |
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| Year | 1928-1938 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 100 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1883-1949) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 206 × 118 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| Designer(s) | Sébastien Laurent |
| Engraver(s) | Marguerite Dreyfus (Rita) |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#8A |
| Obverse description | Brown and green print; yellow underprint; black serial numbers. Front-facing woman wearing laurel (Laurus nobilis) wreath, holding small figure of Athena in right hand at centre. Tree in background. Value at lower right on red background. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE CENT FRANCS PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES AU PORTEUR L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÈS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉE PAR LA LOI LE PRESIDÉNT LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL DJIBOUTI 100 Fr. SÉB. LAURENT DEL RITA SC (Translation: Bank of Indochina. One hundred francs payable in cash to bearer. Article 139 of the penal code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeit or falsified banknotes authorized by law. The president. The general director.) |
| Reverse description | Brown and green print; yellow underprint. Four faces of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in Angkor Wat, Cambodia at centre. Gate with stylized flames at top, at left and right. Red text in French, Arabic and Amharic. Value at lower left on red background. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE L`INDO-CHINE አንድ መቶ ፍራንክ مائة فرنك ፻ نك ١٠٠ DJIBOUTI 100 FRANCS SÉB. LAURENT DEL RITA SC 100 FRANCS SÉB. LAURENT DEL RITA SC (Translation: Bank of Indochina. One hundred francs. 100.) |
| Signature(s) | Paul Baudouin, Jean Laurent, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Native`s head. |
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| Numisquare ID | 5983906810 |
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