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| Issuer | Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale |
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| Year | 1920 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is engraved in a brownish-grey intaglio style, with a central vignette of a tropical African landscape flanked by large trees on the right and a riverside scene with figures and a boat on the left. The denomination 'Vingt-Cinq Francs' is inscribed in large letterpress text across the centre, beneath the issuer's name 'BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE', with the payability clause 'PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES, À VUE, AU PORTEUR' below. A hexagonal blank reserve appears at the lower centre, with serial number panels at top and bottom, and guilloche work borders framing the entire composition. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE Vingt-Cinq Francs PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES, À VUE, AU PORTEUR Un Administrateur Le Directeur Le Caissier CONAKRY 12 Février 1920 |
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| Reverse lettering | بانك دو لافريك الغربي كاكر خمسة وعشرون فرنكا |
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