500 Francs

Issuer	Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale - République Centrafricaine
Year	1985-1991
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	Central vignette presents a tall carved wooden figurine of a seated female figure flanked by a ribbed ceramic jug at lower center, set against a warm orange and yellow guilloche underprint with floral rosette patterns. A large oval watermark zone occupies the left portion of the note, with the denomination numeral '500' in large print at upper left and lower right corners. Two manuscript signatures appear at lower center-right, captioned 'LE GOUVERNEUR' and 'UN CENSEUR', with the date printed at lower left.
Obverse lettering	500 RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE CINQ CENTS FRANCS 500 LE GOUVERNEUR UN CENSEUR
Reverse description	The reverse repeats the carved wooden figurine and ceramic jug vignette at center, rendered in brown intaglio against a multicolored guilloche background of orange, yellow, and green tones with stylized floral and geometric rosette patterns. The denomination '500' appears at upper left and lower right, with the issuing bank name arched across the top. A large oval void at left serves as the watermark zone.
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