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100 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale |
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| Year | 1945-1954 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The central intaglio vignette presents a young African woman in three-quarter view holding a cornucopia overflowing with tropical produce — corn, bananas, and grapes — against a background of pineapples, maize, and dense tropical foliage. The denomination CENT FRANCS appears in large numerals to the left within guilloche borders, geometric zigzag ornaments occupy each corner, and the bank title BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE runs across the top in a cartouche. Signature lines for LE PRÉSIDENT and LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL are placed at lower left alongside the issue date, with engraver and designer credits SÉB. LAURENT FEC. and A. CHAPON SC. inscribed at the foot. |
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| Reverse description | The intaglio central vignette shows an African family group — a woman wearing a beaded necklace and headband, a man draped in a white garment, and a young child between them — set before an open landscape with cattle and vegetation. The denomination 100 FRS appears in large numerals at upper left and upper right within guilloche frames, and the bank title runs across the top in a cartouche; a statutory counterfeit-warning text in French occupies the right centre field flanked by the BAO cipher monogram. Designer and engraver credits SÉB. LAURENT FEC. and G. BELTRAND SC. are inscribed at the foot. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE 100 FRS L'ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI SÉB. LAURENT FEC. G. BELTRAND SC. |
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