Catalog
500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale |
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| Year | 1993-2000 |
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| Value | 500 Francs CFA (500 XAF) |
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| Obverse description | Dark brown and gray on multicolor underprint. Shepherd at right, zebus at center, map of Central African states at lower left center. |
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| Reverse description | Baobab, antelopes and Kota mask. |
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The Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale served six member states of the CEMAC monetary union — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — issuing uniform notes differentiated only by the letter code on the serial number identifying the country of issue. This 500 Francs runs through three signature combinations across its seven-year span, reflecting successive changes in the vice-governorship while Mamalepot held the governorship continuously throughout.
The "P" suffix in the Pick reference designates this as a proof rather than a circulating note.