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50 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale |
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| Year | 1943-1954 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Robert Armanelli Reverse: Magd. Tison |
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| Obverse description | To the right of centre, a vignette of an elderly man wearing a red fez, rendered in intaglio with fine portrait detail. To the left, two women carry loads upon their heads, set against a busy market square background with characteristic West African architecture and a crowd of figures. The denomination "CINQUANTE FRANCS" appears in large letterpress text along the lower portion, with serial numbers and the bank title at top. |
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| Obverse lettering | 50 BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE 50 Le Président, Le Directeur Gᵃˡ CINQUANTE FRANCS SÉB. LAURENT FEC. R. ARMANELLI SC. (Translation: 50 BANK OF WEST AFRICA 50 The President (signature) The General Director (signature) Fifty Francs) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of a standing male figure holding a large stalk of bananas, rendered in intaglio. The denomination numeral "50" appears on both sides, with the bank title and anti-counterfeiting legal warning text running across the note. Engraver credits appear in the lower margin. |
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