500 Francs Duala

Issuer	Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale
Year	1921
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Designer(s)	Obverse: Henri Jules Ferdinand Bellery-Desfontaines Reverse: Georges Duval
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Obverse description	Central vignette of a hexagonal blank reserve flanked by tall palm trees and a large elephant at left and a baobab tree at right, rendered in blue intaglio on an orange-brown underprint. The denomination "500" appears in each corner, with the bank title and value inscription across the upper portion and the black overprint "DUALA" at centre below the date. Two manuscript signatures appear beneath the titles "Le Président" and "L'Administrateur-Directeur".
Obverse lettering	BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE Cinq Cents Francs PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES, À VUE, AU PORTEUR DUALA Le Président L'Administrateur-Directeur H. Bellery Desfontaines del. ERNEST ET FRÉDÉRIC FLORIAN SC.
Reverse description	Intricate geometric and arabesque border design in green intaglio, composed of interlocking diamond and rectangular guilloche panels surrounding a central hexagonal blank reserve. Arabic text inscriptions appear in the upper panel and throughout the body of the note, with the black overprint "Duala" in italic script at centre.
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