Catalog
500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 1959-1964 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST CINQ CENTS FRANCS 500 LE PRÉSIDENT LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL |
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| Signature(s) | 15.4.1959 - Robert Tézenas du Montcel and Robert Julienne 20.3.1961 - Robert Tézenas du Montcel and Robert Julienne 20.3.1961 - Bertin Borna and Robert Julienne 2.12.1964 - Alpha Ba Bocar and Robert Julienne ND - Mohamed Salem Ould M'Khaitirat and Robert Julienne ND - Tiémoko Marc Garango and Robert Julienne ND - Babacar Ba and Robert Julienne ND - Jean Tevi and Robert Julienne ND - Edem Kodjo and Robert Julienne ND - Edem Kodjo and Abdoulaye Fadiga ND - Henri Konan Bédié and Abdoulaye Fadiga ND - Isidore Amoussou and Abdoulaye Fadiga |
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The BCEAO was formally constituted in 1959 as the successor institution to the BCAO, inheriting both the franc zone framework and much of the transitional administrative apparatus of late French West Africa. This note appeared at that exact hinge point — before the member states had fully individualized their monetary arrangements, and while Paris-appointed officials still shared signature duties alongside African appointees. The progression of signatories across this series quietly documents that handover: Robert Julienne holds the cashier position across every recorded signature combination, pairing first with French administrators and gradually with figures from the member states themselves.
Henri Konan Bédié later became President of Côte d'Ivoire. Edem Kodjo became Secretary-General of the OAU.