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25 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale |
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| Year | 1923-1925 |
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| Currency | Franc (1917-1945) |
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| Obverse description | A central vignette framed by tall palm and baobab trees at left and right, with an elephant at each lower corner, rendered in fine intaglio engraving after a design by Bellery-Desfontaines. The denomination "Vingt-Cinq Francs" is set in large script lettering across the centre, above the payability clause, with the issuing place CONAKRY and date printed below. Guilloche-patterned corner numerals and a hexagonal underprint panel occupy the note's centre, with engravers' credits at lower left and right margins. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE VINGT-CINQ FRANCS PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR CONAKRY Le Président L'Administrateur-Directeur h. Bellery Desfontaines del. ERNEST ET FRÉDÉRIC FLORIAN SC. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely composed of an ornate geometric and arabesque framework, with interlocking diamond and triangular guilloche patterns filling the border panels on all four sides. A large diagonal cursive overprint in the centre reads "Afrique Equatoriale Française", superimposed over Arabic-script text arranged in horizontal lines across the face of the note. The engraver's credit "Georges DUVAL fecit" appears at the lower left margin. |
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