500 Francs
| Issuer | French Equatorial Africa |
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| Year | 1957 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs (500 FCFA) |
| Currency | CFA franc (1945-1960) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 90 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Reference(s) | P#33 |
| Obverse description | Multicolor. Woman at left; huts at center-right. |
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| Obverse lettering |
INSTITUT D`EMISSION DE L`AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE ET DU CAMEROUN CINQ CENT FRANCS (Translation: Institute of Emission of French Equatorial Africa and Cameroon Five Hundred Francs) |
| Reverse description | Multicolor. Freight train crossing bridge at center. |
| Reverse lettering |
INSTITUT D`EMISSION DE L`AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE ET DU CAMEROUN L`ART. 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETES DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI (Translation: Institute of Emission of French Equatorial Africa and Cameroon Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes forced Labor those who have counterfeited or falsified banknotes authorized by Law.) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Bacongo girl`s head |
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| Numisquare ID | 6306113870 |
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