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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale - République Centrafricaine |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Obverse description | At right, an intaglio portrait of President Jean-Bédel Bokassa in military uniform with decorations; at centre, a landscape vignette with a bridge and river scene; at lower left, a log xylophone instrument in the foreground. The geometric underprint incorporates traditional African decorative motifs in orange and red tones throughout the border, with a central watermark oval. Two manuscript signatures appear between the portrait and the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE CINQ CENTS FRANCS 500 LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL UN CENSEUR K.2 |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE 500 LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE FALSIFICATION OU DE CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS ET ACTES EN VIGUEUR |
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