Catalog
10 000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des Comores |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 10 000 Francs (10 000 KMF) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a vignette of the mausoleum of Ahmed Abdallah Abderemane, first president of the Comoros, alongside a view of the mosque in Domoni, Anjouan. The composition is set against a multi-colour guilloche underprint with the denomination rendered in bold numerals. Inscriptions of the issuing authority appear within the upper register. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES DIX MILLE FRANCS |
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The Comoros 10,000 franc note is the highest denomination the Banque Centrale has ever issued, introduced to cope with the franc comorien's persistent weakness against the French franc, to which it was pegged at a fixed rate of 75 to 1 under a monetary cooperation agreement with France. That arrangement, formalized in 1979, meant the Banque de France effectively backstopped the currency — and, in practice, also printed it. Guérault's credit appearing in the design is consistent with several Banque de France–produced issues for Francophone territories during this period.
The watermark remains the sole mechanical security feature, modest for a top-denomination note by late 1990s standards.