| Issuer | Western African States |
| Year | 2012-2024 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs CFA |
| Currency | CFA franc (1958-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 114 × 60 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Reference(s) | P#19 |
| Obverse description | Brown and orange on multicolor underprint. Sawfish shaped brass weight of the Ashanti people for weighing gold dust; Computerization in West Africa: hand touching a touch tablet PC which is connected to West African countries on the outline map of Africa. |
| Reverse description | Pair of hippopotami. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Sawfish |
| Obverse lettering | 500
BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L`AFRIQUE DE L`OUEST
500 500
CINQ CENTS FRANCS CFA (Translation: Central Bank of the West African States Five Hundred Francs CFA.) |
| Reverse lettering | (Translation: Central Bank of the West African States The authors or accomplices of falsification or counterfeiting of banknotes will be punished according to the laws and acts in force. Five Hundred Francs CFA.) |
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| Catalog ID | 5217054740 |
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