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| Issuer | Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale |
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| Year | 1936-1941 |
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| Currency | Franc (1895-1944) |
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| Obverse description | Central intaglio vignette of three African women in three-quarter profile, richly adorned with traditional beaded jewellery, earrings, and elaborate coiffures, engraved by Hourriez after a design by Sébastien Laurent. The denomination CENT FRANCS appears in large letterpress at left, with the bank title BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE across the top within a guilloche border. Two signature lines for Le Président and Le Directeur Général appear below the vignette, alongside the issue date, with serial number and series letter repeated in the upper and lower margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE CENT FRANCS SÉB. LAURENT FEC. HOURRIEZ SC. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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