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25 Francs

Issuer Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale
Year 1943-1954
Type Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description Central intaglio vignette of a young African woman in three-quarter bust, wearing a draped garment and bead necklace, framed by elaborate foliate borders with oak leaves and vines at left and right. A large blank oval reserve appears to the right of the portrait. The denomination VINGT CINQ FRANCS is inscribed in letterpress at upper left, with two manuscript signature lines below for Le Président and Le Directeur Général.
Obverse lettering BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE
VINGT CINQ FRANCS
25
LE PRÉSIDENT
LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL
SÉB. LAURENT FEC.
A. CHAPON SC.
Reverse description Central vignette with a bust of an African man at left and the head of a buffalo at right, set against a tinted underprint with guilloche patterning. The bank title and denomination numerals are inscribed across the upper register, with engraver's credits at the lower margin.
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