Catalog
1000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 1959-1965 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Protection description | Man's head |
| Variants | P#703Ka - Engraved. 17.9.1959. P#703Kb - 20.3.1961. P#703Kc - 20.3.1961. P#703Ke - 2.3.1965. P#703Kf - ND. P#703Kg - ND. P#703Kh - Litho. ND. P#703Ki - ND. P#703Kj - ND. P#703Kk - ND. P#703Kl - ND. P#703Km - ND. P#703Kn - ND. P#703Ko - ND. |
| Comments |
The BCEAO was itself newly established when this series began — a supranational central bank serving the former French West African territories as they moved through independence. The prolonged signature run, stretching across at least fourteen known combinations, reflects genuine institutional turbulence: national representatives on the board changed as newly sovereign governments asserted control over their delegated seats, while the Paris-appointed secretary general position turned over as well. Robert Julienne's name appears on nearly every variant before Abdoulaye Fadiga replaced him, marking the first time a West African national held that role.
Henri Konan Bédié, whose signature appears in the 1965 group, later served as President of Côte d'Ivoire.