| Issuer | French Equatorial Africa |
| Year | 1949 |
| Type | Standard banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs (500 FCFA) |
| Currency | CFA franc (1945-1960) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 180 × 96 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| No. printed | |
| 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. |
| Reverse description | Multicolor. Bullock carts transporting sugar cane. At the bottom, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in a yellow cartridge. |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | |
| Protection description | |
| 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 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.) |
| Variants | |
| Catalog ID | 5736592780 |
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