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1000 Francs

Issuer Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Year 1981-1990
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Size 150 × 80 mm
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Obverse description The right field carries an intaglio portrait of a West African woman in traditional head-wrap and earrings, while the central vignette presents an open-cast mining scene with large dragline excavators set against a mountainous landscape. To the left stands a carved wooden figurine, and the border is composed of repeating spiral guilloche motifs in brown and ochre tones; two signature panels below the central vignette bear the titles LE GOUVERNEUR and LE PRESIDENT DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES.
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Reverse description The left portion of the reverse carries a large intaglio vignette of a stylised African mask in profile, rendered in fine line engraving. The central and right fields show a craftsman seated at work carving or weaving, surrounded by traditional African wooden sculpture and decorative objects, all set against a pale underprint. The border repeats an interlocking geometric and mask motif in orange and olive tones consistent throughout the series.
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Signature(s) Abdoulaye Koné / Abdoulaye Fadiga
Edmond Ki / Abdoulaye Fadiga
Edmond Ki / Abdoulaye Fadiga
Hamid Algabid / Abdoulaye Fadiga
Boukary Adji / Abdoulaye Fadiga
Mamadou Touré / Abdoulaye Fadiga
Mamadou Touré / Abdoulaye Fadiga
Komla Alipui / Abdoulaye Fadiga
Komla Alipui / Abdoulaye Fadiga
Abdoulaye Koné / Alassane Ouattara
Ildephonse Lemon / Alassane Ouattara
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