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10 000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 1992-2001 |
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| Value | 10 000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | At centre, an intaglio vignette of the BCEAO headquarters tower in Dakar set against an ornate geometric underprint in ochre and burgundy tones. To the right, a portrait of a young man in traditional dress and cap rendered in fine intaglio engraving. The denomination '10000' appears in large numerals at upper left and upper right, with the issuer's name 'BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST' across the top, and 'DIX MILLE FRANCS' in vertical letterpress at the far left margin. |
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| Protection description | a man's portrait visible in the unprinted area to the left of centre; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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The BCEAO's 10,000 Franc note is the highest denomination issued by the union, serving eight West African member states simultaneously — which is precisely why the signature combinations matter so much to collectors. The left signature belongs to the national Minister of Finance of whichever issuing country signed off; the right is the BCEAO Governor. Alassane Ouattara signed as Côte d'Ivoire's Finance Minister before becoming central bank governor himself, and later president — making his pairing with Roch Marc Kaboré among the more historically loaded of the series.
Ten distinct signature combinations span the P#114A run, each tied to specific date ranges and country rotations. Gnandou's appearance reflects Niger's ministry; Diop, Senegal's. Attributing undated or lightly dated examples to a specific country requires cross-referencing the signature pair against known appointment records.