Catalog
5000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Port scene vignette with a close-up of a vessel at left and a sailing ship at centre; a male figure appears at right. Guilloche underprint frames the central composition, with issuer inscription across the top and denomination numerals at both upper corners. |
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| Signature(s) | 2002 - Mamalepot and Aleka-Rybert 2002 - Andzembe and Aleka-Rybert 2002 - Abaga-Nchama and Aleka-Rybert |
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The Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale serves six CFA franc-using nations simultaneously — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — which is why BEAC notes carry multiple signature combinations rather than a single pair. Each pairing reflects a different national director serving alongside the common central governor, so identical notes dated 2002 can bear three distinct signature sets without any of them being a variant in the traditional sense.
P#409A sits within the series introduced after the 1994 CFA devaluation forced a redesign of the higher denominations to restore transactional practicality.