| Issuer | Central African States |
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| Year | 2002-2021 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs CFA |
| Currency | CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 130 × 70 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Oberthur Fiduciaire, France |
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| Reference(s) | P#6 |
| Obverse description | Young school boy at right, School scene with four students at center facing a chalkboard |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DES ÉTATS DE L`AFRIQUE CENTRALE CINQ CENTS FRANCS (Translation: Bank of the Central African States, Five Hundred Francs) |
| Reverse description | Village scene with woman standing before straw huts |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DES ÉTATS DE L`AFRIQUE CENTRALE CINQ CENTS FRANCS LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE FALSIFICATION OU DE CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS CONFORMEMENT AUX LOIS EN ET ACTES EN VIGUEUR. (Translation: Bank of the Central African Sates, Five Hundred Francs, The authors or accomplices of falsification or counterfeit of banknotes will be punished in accordance with the laws in and acts in force.) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Three antelope heads, Electrotype `BEAC` |
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| Numisquare ID | 4247974890 |
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