Catalog
2000 Francs CFA
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 2003-2024 |
| Type | Trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | Blue on light blue and multicolour underprint. Central intaglio vignette of a stylised West African mask with geometric guilloche patterns at left and right borders. Denomination numeral '2000' printed twice at lower left and upper right; vignette of transportation scenes — aircraft, train, and port — at right. Letter 'H' country code at upper and lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 2000 DEUX MILLE FRANCS CFA H |
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The BCEAO's long-running 2000 Francs series is notable less for its design than for its administrative churn — the signature combinations across this single type number at least a dozen pairings, reflecting the rotating finance ministers of eight member states alongside the changing governors of the central bank itself. The right-hand signature is the national minister, varying by whichever country's turn it was to hold the rotating presidency; the left is the BCEAO Governor, a Dakar-based appointment. José Mário Vaz, who signed the 2011 issue, later became President of Guinea-Bissau in 2014.
Dating gaps in the series — notably 2006, 2008, and 2010 — suggest print runs were skipped rather than lost from the record.