Catalog
1000 Francs CFA
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 2003-2024 |
| Type | Trial banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 1000 MILLE FRANCS CFA |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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The CFA franc zone requires two signatories on each note — one representing the member state holding the rotating presidency of the BCEAO's Council of Ministers, the other the BCEAO Governor. This is why the same physical design can carry over a dozen distinct signature combinations across two decades without any change to the underlying artwork or printing plates. The 2010 pairing is worth noting: José Mário Vaz signed as Guinea-Bissau's finance minister before later serving as that country's president from 2014 to 2020.
The CFA franc itself remains pegged to the euro at 655.957 francs, a rate fixed in 1999 when it was converted from the French franc peg.