500 Francs

Issuer French Equatorial Africa
Year 1949
Type Standard circulation banknote
Value 500 Francs (500 FCFA)
Currency CFA franc (1945-1960)
Composition Paper
Size 180 × 96 mm
Shape Rectangular
Printer Banque de France, France
Designer(s) Clément Serveau
Engraver(s) Obverse: Camille Beltrand
Reverse: Georges Hourriez
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#25
Obverse description Multicolor printing. The wording and the value in figures and in words are printed in dark blue. The numbering and the signature are printed in black. On the right, a Martinican woman and a Guadeloupean woman pose in front of the port of Point-à-Pitre.
Obverse lettering CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER CINQ CENT FRANCS C. SERVEAU FEC. G. BELTRAND SC.
(Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Five Hundred Francs)
Reverse description Multicolor. Bullock carts transporting sugar cane. At the bottom, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in a yellow cartridge.
Reverse lettering CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER L`ART. 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETES DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI C. SERVEAU FEC. HOURRIEZ SC.
(Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes forced Labor those who have counterfeited or falsified banknotes authorized by Law.)
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Numisquare ID 5736592780
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