p04_0312 - 100 Francs Spécimen DJIBOUTI 1946 P.08s
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Face Value : 100 Francs Spécimen
Date: (1946)
Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de l'Indochine
Catalogue reference : P.08s
Additional reference : KM.614
Alphabet - series : 0.00 n°000
Signatures : Paul Baudouin, Jean Laurent
Commentary
Type 1931, avec la valeur entourée d'un cercle rouge. Non émis. Specimen par numérotation en 0.00 / 000 et perforation verticale à gauche. Pas de numéro de caissier manuscrit.
Historical background
DJIBOUTI
The opening of the Suez Canal gave the Gulf of Aden an unequaled strategic importance at the exit from the Red Sea. The English controlled Aden, the French bought Obock in 1862 while Marseille shipowners settled in Tadjoura. In 1884, a French protectorate was passed with the local potentates. The same was done with the Somali chiefs. Colonel Lagarde founded Djibouti in 1888. The capital was transferred in 1891 from Obock to Djibouti. Having colony status in 1894, the region took the name of Côte Française des Somalis in 1896.
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