Brown, yellow on multicolor underprint. Friday Mosque in Moroni at left, al-Habib Seyyid O. bin Sumeit at center.
Reverse description
Turtle. Ylang-ylang flowers, cananga tree.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Crescent and four stars, Electrotype `BCC`
Obverse lettering
10000
TSILUHU TSI KADIMIYA YE MHUWU
TSAMBIYA YE MWANA YAZIDI MAHA
-`KUNEHA KWIYI BO MSANKANSI
HA YISHIYA TSI SHEWUSHA YE MWANSHE
-`KUNTRA HAYANI BO DALAMBWANI
`BA MAFAHAYA YANU YAPVWA MWANADAMU
BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES
DIX MILLE FRANCS (Translation: I spoke to the eldest I spoke to the ones most advanved in age Will you preserve my authority, paddle-carrier He listened to me, I turned to the cadet Do you keep any respect for me, night smuggler of the sea Prestige is an attrubute of man Central Bank of the Comoros, Ten Thousand Francs)
Reverse lettering
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LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE FALSIFICATION OU DE
CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS
CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS ET ACTES EN VIGUEUR
البنك المركزى القمرى
عشرة الاف فرنك (Translation: 10000, The authors or accomplices of falsification or counterfeiting of banknotes will be punished in accordance with the laws and acts in force., Central Bank of the Comoros, Ten Thousand Francs)