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French Somaliland Banque de l'Indochine, Djibouti 20 Francs ND (ca. 1945) Pick Unlisted. Hand Drawn Essay From Pikovsky Printing Works. An incredible proposed design by Pikovsky Printing Works, executed in blue, red, and yellow pencil on card stock. The front shows a local man, flanked by the denominations and radiating red and yellow beams. The back is an walled town view. Printer's annotations are noted in the margins at bottom. Face and back measure 295mm x 213mm and 285mm x 200 mm respectively. These Hand Drawn Essays are plate photos on pages 179 up to 181 in Raphael Dabbah's Printed in Palestine reference book. From the The Ibrahim Salem Collection of Islamic Countries Part I https://currency.ha.com/itm/world-currency/french-somaliland-banque-de-l-indochine-djibouti-20-francs-nd-ca-1945-pick-unlisted-hand-drawn-essay-from-pikovs/a/4041-24049.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchivesCurrency-WorldPaperMoney-4041-11152022 HID08706262019 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1200-1800 USD