| Issuer | French Equatorial Africa |
| Year | 1947 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 5 Francs (5 FCFA) |
| Currency | CFA franc (1945-1960) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 112 × 60 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| Designer(s) | Georges-André Klein |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Georges Léon Égalité Beltrand Reverse: Auguste Chapon |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#20B |
| Obverse description | Multicolor. Sailing ship `La Boudeuse` at left; portrait of Louis Antoine de Bougainville at right. |
| Reverse description | Multicolor. Woman at left, agricultural products and house at right. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Anchors and small boats |
| Obverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE
D`OUTRE-MER
CINQ FRANCS
BOUGAINVILLE
G. A. KLEIN FEC. G. BELTRAND SC. (Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Five Francs Bougainville) |
| Reverse lettering | CAISSE CENTRALE
DE LA
FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER
L`ARTICLE 139 DU CODE PÉNAL PUNIT
DES TRAVAUX FORCES CEUX QUI AURONT
CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETS DE
BANQUES AUTORISÉES PAR LA LOI
G. A. KLEIN FEC. A. CHAPON SC. (Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes with forced labor those who have counterfeited or falsified bank notes authorized by law.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 1241348550 |
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