Catalog
5000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 1977-1992 |
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| Size | 160 x 85 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 5000 Les auteurs ou complices de falsification ou de contrefaçon de billets de banque seront punis conformément aux lois et actes en vigueur. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Abdoulaye Fadiga held the BCEAO governorship from 1975 to 1988 — an unusually long tenure — which is why his signature anchors every dated issue across the first decade of this series. The transition to Alassane Ouattara as governor in 1990 is legible directly in the signature pairings; Ouattara would go on to serve as Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire and, eventually, its president.
The volume of distinct signature combinations on a single Pick number — eighteen across fifteen years — reflects the BCEAO's structure: one governor shared across eight member states, paired with a rotating cast of national representatives whose appointments tracked domestic political changes. The 1984 double-signing, with both Algabid and Adji appearing within the same year, likely marks a mid-year ministerial change in Niger.