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French Somaliland Banque de l'Indochine, Djibouti 500 Francs Artist's Pre-Engraving Working Boards. An interesting insight of the design process of banknotes is demonstrated with this lot of twelve artist's pre-engraving works. Annotations are observed that relate to the color and general design of this elusive denomination that was printed in Palestine. Historically important, and uncommon in this format. 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-artist-s-pre-engraving-working-boards-total-12/a/4041-24076.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchivesCurrency-WorldPaperMoney-4041-11152022 HID08706262019 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 800-1200 USD