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French Somaliland Banque de l'Indochine, Djibouti 500 Francs ND (ca. 1945) Pick Unlisted. Hand Drawn Essay From Pikovsky Printing Works. Executed in blue and red pencil, the face design features a local following his camels into town. In yellow and red, the back design shows scene of a minaret as if viewed from a window. Printer's annotations are noted in the margins at bottom. Face and back measure 345mm x 235mm and 330mm x 225mm respectively. These Hand Drawn Essays are plate photos on pages 187 up to 189 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-500-francs-nd-ca-1945-pick-unlisted-hand-drawn-essay-from-pikov/a/4041-24051.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchivesCurrency-WorldPaperMoney-4041-11152022 HID08706262019 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Estimate: 1200-1800 USD