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5 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Size | 115 × 65 mm |
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| Obverse description | Black intaglio print on a yellow-ochre guilloche underprint. Central vignette shows the right-facing bust of an African woman adorned with beaded jewelry, earrings, and a decorated headdress. The denomination numeral '5' appears at upper left and upper right within a fine border frame, with 'CINQ FRANCS' at right and signature titles 'LE SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL' and 'LE CONTRÔLEUR GÉNÉRAL' below. |
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| Reverse description | Black intaglio print on a light blue guilloche underprint. The central vignette repeats the right-facing bust of an African woman with beaded ornaments and headdress, flanked by the denomination numeral '5' at upper left and right. 'CINQ FRANCS' appears to the right of the vignette, with the issue date and printer's imprint at the base. |
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| Variants | P#28a(1) - with serial # single Block letter wide open "V" in signature at left; wide "K" in signature at right P#28a(2) - with serial # double Block letter wide open "V" in signature at left; wide "K" in signature at right P#28b - with serial # double Block letter narrow "V" in signature left; narrow "K" in signature at right P#28c - without serial # P#28s1 - specimen, as a P#28s2 - specimen, as b |
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