500 Francs

Issuer	Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Year	1959-1964
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Printer	Imprimerie Française
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Obverse description	Brown, green and multicolour intaglio print. Central vignette of field workers stooping at left, with a large carved African mask vignette at right. Denominations in numerals at upper corners, with issuer name across top and "CINQ CENTS FRANCS" in letterpress along the lower margin.
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Reverse description	Multicolour. Portrait vignette of a young African woman at left, wearing traditional beaded jewellery and headwrap. Agricultural scene at right shows a farmer operating a tractor in a cultivated field with palm trees in the background. Anti-counterfeiting legal text block appears in the lower centre.
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Protection description	Woman's head
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