500 Francs
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Features
| Issuer |
Algeria
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Banque de L'Algérie |
| Period |
French Colony (1830-1962)
|
| Type | Standard circulation banknotes |
| Years | 1950-1956 |
| Value | 500 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1848-1959) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 162 × 83 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 242515 |
| References | P# 106 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). |
Series: Banque de L'Algérie et de la Tunisie (1949-1958)
Obverse
Ram in centre, Bacchus at right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
Banque de l'Algérie et de la Tunisie
Cinq Cents Francs
R. POUGHEON FEC. ARMANELLI SC.
Translation:
Bank of Algeria and Tunisia
Five Hundred Francs
Engraver: Robert Armanelli
Designer: Robert Poughéon
Reverse
Men cutting down trees
Scripts: Arabic, Latin
Lettering: R. POUGHEON FEC. C. BELTRAND SC.
Engraver: Camille Beltrand
Designer: Robert Poughéon
Watermark
Profile of a Moorish woman in a square medallion on the left
Signatures
| Antoine Civier (AC) | General Cashier |
|
| Roger Emmanuel Delahaye (RED) | Secretary General |
|
| Pierre Gandy (PG) | Secretary General |
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Printer
Banque de France, Paris, FranceComments
For this note overprinted with "5 Nouveaux Francs", see P#111.
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| Date | Signatures | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1950-Jun-07 | AC, RED | Date without letters | 24% | ||||||||||||
| 1951-Dec-03 | AC, PG | 
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Date with letters | 12% | |||||||||||
| 1952-Jan-29 | AC, PG | Date with letters | 16% | ||||||||||||
| 1952-May-30 | AC, PG | Date with letters | 12% | ||||||||||||
| 1952-Jun-04 | AC, PG | Date with letters | 36% | ||||||||||||
| 1952-Jul-17 | AC, PG | 4% | |||||||||||||
| 1955-Dec-28 | AC, PG |
|
Date without letters | 4% | |||||||||||
| 1956-May-18 | AC, PG | Date without letters | 32% | ||||||||||||
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Country: France
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Languages: FR, EN, RU
Numista Rarity index: 79
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
Katz Auction 168 Lot 329 
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10 Sep 2025 | 1951-Dec-03 AC, PG – Date with letters | VF |
USD 55.39
(EUR 48.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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Katz Auction 59 Lot 2661
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23 Apr 2022 | 1955-Dec-28 AC, PG – Date without letters | VF |
USD 80.78
(EUR 70.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | ||||||
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