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1000 Francs

Issuer Gouvernement Général de l'Afrique Équatoriale Française
Year 1940
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description The obverse is laid out in a horizontal emergency-issue format, with the title 'GOUVERNEMENT GÉNÉRAL DE L'AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE' at the top and a large red letterpress inscription 'BON DE CAISSE DE MILLE FRANCS' below. A central vignette in olive-green underprint depicts a standing African figure, flanked by the numeral '1000' repeated in red at lower left and right. The series designation 'SÉRIE O' and serial number appear in the central field, with signature lines for the Gouverneur Général (signed by Gal de Larminat) at lower left and the Trésorier Général at lower right.
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Reverse lettering AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE
CADRE
DE
CONTROLE
1000
Signature(s) Gal de Larminat (Gouverneur Général) and Trésorier Général
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