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500 Francs Black bank name and value
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 1981-1990 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | A traditional African carved wooden mask occupies the left side of the note, while the central vignette presents a herd of Zebu cattle in open pasture, accompanied by a herdsman at right. The denomination and issuing bank name appear in intaglio lettering across the upper and lower registers of the face. |
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| Reverse description | An oil palm tree anchors the left portion of the design, with a central aerial vignette of a traditional African village settlement, and a carved wooden mask at right forming a visual counterpart to the obverse motif. The warning inscription against forgery runs along the lower margin in French. |
| 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 West African States, The authors or accomplices of falsification or counterfeit of banknotes will be punished in accordance with the laws and acts in force) |
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