10 000 Francs

Issuer	Banque Centrale - République Gabonaise
Year	1971
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Printer	Banque de France, France
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Obverse description	Portrait of President Omar Bongo in intaglio at right, with a traditional African mask vignette at left set against a geometric patterned underprint border. A central aerial vignette illustrates an industrial mining complex with conveyors and processing facilities. The denomination '10000' appears in red letterpress at upper left and right, with the title 'REPUBLIQUE GABONAISE' across the top and 'DIX MILLE FRANCS' in a red panel at lower centre-right.
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Reverse description	Central vignette portrays a tractor plowing agricultural fields beneath open sky, flanked by two traditional African sculptural works: a tall standing wooden figure at left and a rounded ceremonial mask or shield at right, both rendered in warm ochre tones against a geometric lattice underprint. The denomination '10000' is printed in red at upper left and right, with 'BANQUE CENTRALE' across the top, and the anti-counterfeiting legal notice in a cartouche at lower right.
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