| Issuer | Western African States |
| Year | 1959-1979 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs CFA (500 XOF) |
| Currency | CFA franc (1958-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 90 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Reference(s) | P#2 |
| Obverse description | Fieldwork, cast bronze head for the altar of Idia, the first Queen Mother (Iyoba) of Bénin |
| Reverse description | Woman, tractor |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L`AFRIQUE
DE L`OUEST
CINQ CENTS FRANCS (Translation: Central Bank of the Western African States, Five Hundred Francs) |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L`AFRIQUE
DE L`OUEST
LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE
FALSIFICATION OU DE CONTREFAÇON
DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT
PUNIS CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS ET
ACTES EN VIGUEUR. (Translation: Central Bank of the Western African States, 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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| Catalog ID | 7675679340 |
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