Administrative building located in Matsamudu, woman on right.
Reverse description
Women carrying fruit, canoes and palm trees on a Moheli beach.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Watermark
Protection description
Inverted error watermark
Obverse lettering
BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES
CINQ CENTS FRANCS (Translation: Central bank of Comoros, Five hundred francs)
Reverse lettering
٥٠٠ بنك يا كمورِخمسمائة فرنك
LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE FALSIFICATION OU
DE CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT
PUNIS CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS ET ACTES EN VIGEUR. (Translation: Bank of the Comoros, 500 Five Hundred Francs, The authors or accomplices of falsification or counterfeiting of banknotes will be punished in accordance with the laws and acts in force.)
Variants
There exists a very rare variant with rounded edges and an overprint "in silver" (У СРЕБРУ). Only 3 known samples exist, with serial numbers A.059 998, A.059 999 and A.059 000.