500 Francs CFA

Issuer	Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Year	2012-2025
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Size	114 x 60 mm
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Obverse description	Brown, orange, and multicolour underprint. Central vignette of an intaglio-printed traditional African mask in brown tones, with guilloche patterning to the right. Denomination '500' in large numerals upper-left and upper-right; issuer name in vertical lettering along left margin. 'CINQ CENTS FRANCS CFA' at lower right.
Obverse lettering	BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST 500 CINQ CENTS FRANCS CFA
Reverse description	Two hippopotami in an intaglio central vignette set against a light multicolour guilloche background. Denomination '500' and 'CINQ CENTS FRANCS CFA' at lower centre; 'B C E A O' in large spaced letters to the right. Issuer name printed vertically along left margin; anti-counterfeiting warning text at upper centre; date and signature lines at lower right.
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