Catalog
100 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 1961-1965 |
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| Size | 130 x 85 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 100 CENT FRANCS |
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| Signature(s) | 1961 - Robert Tézenas du Montcel and Robert Julienne 1964 - Bamba Ould Yezid and Robert Julienne 1965 - Bamba Ould Yezid and Robert Julienne |
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The BCEAO was established in 1962 as the successor institution to the Banque de France–administered currency board, but the transitional series — including this 100 Francs — was printed before the formal handover, meaning some notes carrying the new central bank's name were circulating before the institution itself had full operational independence. The Tézenas du Montcel signature pairing appears only in the 1961 dated issues, making it the shortest-lived signature combination in the series.
The CFA Franc itself was pegged at 50 to the French Franc — a rate fixed in 1948 and unchanged through this entire issue period.