Carved wooden African figures at left, map of Central African states with the complete outline of Chad at the center, president Omar Bongo Ondimba at right.
Reverse description
Elephant at left, African landscape at the center, carved wooden figure of a seated person at right.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Carved figure
Obverse lettering
RÉPUBLIQUE GABONAISE
MILLE FRANCS (Translation: THE GABONESE REPUBLIC THOUSAND FRANCS)
Reverse lettering
BANQUE DES ÉTATS
DE L`AFRIQUE CENTRALE
LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE FALSIFICATION OU DE
CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS
CONFORMEMENT AUX LOIS ACTES EN VIGUEUR. (Translation: BANK OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES THE AUTHORS OR ACCOMPLICES OF FALSIFICATION OR COUNTERFEITING OF BANK NOTES WILL BE PUNISHED BY APPLICABLE LAWS.)