20 Francs

Issuer French Equatorial Africa
Year 1941
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 20 Francs
Currency Franc (1917-1945)
Composition Paper
Size 135 × 75 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Bradbury Wilkinson and Company, United Kingdom (1856-1990)
Designer(s) Edmund Dulac
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#12
Obverse description Dark-green and red. Portrait of Marianne (Allegory of Republic) between anchors at center.
Obverse lettering CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE LIBRE LB931,537 Le Directeur Général Le Président du Conseil de Surveillance VINGT FRANCS EDMUND DULAC DEL.
(Translation: Central Fund of Free France Twenty Francs)
Reverse description Green on purple and yellow underprint. Penal code at center.
Reverse lettering CAISSE CENTRALE L`ART. 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUE AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI AINSI QUE CEUX QUI AURONT FAIT USAGE DE CES BILLETS CONTRAFAITS OU FALSIFIÉS ORDONANCE DU 2 DEC 1941 DE LA FRANCE LIBRE
(Translation: Central Fund of Free France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law as well as those who have used these counterfeit or falsified notes. Order of December 2, 1941.)
Signature(s)
Protection type Watermark
Protection description No
Variants
Numisquare ID 3587828960
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