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5000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 1961-1965 |
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| Value | 5000 Francs CFA (5000 XOF) |
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| Signature(s) | 20.3.1961 - Robert Tézenas du Montcel and Robert Julienne 2.12.1964 - Bertin Borna and Robert Julienne 2.3.1965 - Alpha Ba Bocar and Robert Julienne ND - Bamba Ould Yezid and Robert Julienne ND - Tiémoko Marc Garango and Robert Julienne ND - Babacar Ba and Robert Julienne ND - Jean Tevi and Robert Julienne ND - Edem Kodjo and Robert Julienne ND - Edem Kodjo and Abdoulaye Fadiga ND - Henri Konan Bédié and Abdoulaye Fadiga |
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The BCEAO was established in 1959 as the successor to the Institut d'Émission de l'Afrique Occidentale Française, and this high-denomination note belongs to the union's earliest independent issue — printed at the Banque de France's own presses in a relationship that would persist for decades. The March 1961 signature combination, with Robert Tézenas du Montcel as one signatory, reflects the transitional administrative staffing of the period: French technocrats still occupying senior roles within nominally independent West African monetary institutions.
Henri Konan Bédié's appearance among the later undated signatories is notable — he went on to become President of Côte d'Ivoire from 1993 to 1999. Edem Kodjo, who signs in two combinations, later served as Prime Minister of Togo.