500 Francs

Issuer	Banque de la République du Mali
Year	1960
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Currency	Franc (1962-1984)
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Obverse description	Red on light-blue and orange underprint, with intaglio-printed vignette of President Modibo Keita at left. The face carries the bank title and denomination inscriptions against a guilloche underprint in light-blue and orange tones. The date of issue, 22 September 1960, and the statutory counterfeiting warning are printed across the lower portion of the note.
Obverse lettering	BANQUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DU MALI CINQ CENT FRANCS LE 22 SEPTEMBRE 1960 TOUT CONTREFACTEUR ET COMPLICES SERONT PUNIT PAR LA LOI EN VIGUEUR (Translation: Bank of Republic of Mali Five Hundred Francs September 22th., 1960 Any counterfeiter and accomplice will be punished by applicable law)
Reverse description	Printed in red on a light ground, the central vignette presents an intaglio portrait of a traditionally dressed Malian woman at left, her head covered and adorned with beaded jewelry, set against a detailed rural scene of a tent encampment with conical-roofed structures and palm trees extending to the right. The denomination numeral 500 appears in each corner, with repeated microtext numerals along the borders, and the value cartouche "CINQ CENTS FRANCS" is boldly rendered in a panel at the lower centre.
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