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50 Francs
| Issuer | Institut d'Émission de l'Afrique Occidentale Française et du Togo |
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| Year | 1956 |
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| Reference(s) | P#45 |
| Obverse description | Central vignette of three West African women in traditional dress and elaborate braided hairstyles with ornamental accessories, rendered in fine intaglio engraving against a pale guilloche underprint. A small background vignette to the left shows a horseman and decorative architectural elements. Denomination numerals "50" appear in yellow-green panels at upper left and upper right, with the issuer's title across the top and the value inscription "CINQUANTE FRANCS" at left; two manuscript signatures appear at lower right beneath the titles "LE PRÉSIDENT" and "LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL". |
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| Reverse description | Central intaglio vignette of a male figure in traditional ceremonial headdress of large feathers and beaded crown, his arms raised against an aerial panoramic view of a modern West African port city with high-rise buildings, a harbour, and vessels at sea rendered in multicolour letterpress. Denomination numerals "50" occupy yellow-green panels at upper left and upper right, with the issuer's full title across the top; the counterfeiting warning appears in a yellow panel at lower left. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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