500 Francos / Francs

Issuer	Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale
Year	1985
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Size	150 × 75 mm
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Reverse description	Brown intaglio on multicolor guilloche underprint in warm orange and gold tones. The left portion carries a large vignette of a seated male artisan at work, surrounded by an array of traditional African carved masks and sculptural objects rendered in fine detail. A further group of carved artifacts appears at right. A Spanish-language legal warning against counterfeiting is enclosed in a ruled cartouche at lower center.
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Protection type	Watermark
Protection description	Carved figure watermark visible in the unprinted oval area at left on obverse
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