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5000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale - République Unie du Cameroun |
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| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Protection description | the bank's emblem or portrait visible in the blank oval area when held to light |
| Variants | P#17a - Signature 3. ND (1974). Engraved. P#17b - Signature 5. P#17c - Signature 11 & 12. P#17s - Specimen. |
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The Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale — the BEAC — was established in 1972 following a restructuring of the franc zone's central banking arrangements in central Africa, replacing the earlier BCEAEC framework. Cameroon's designation as "République Unie" on this note reflects the 1972 federal merger between East and West Cameroon, a constitutional change that itself lasted only until 1984 when the "Unie" was quietly dropped.
The Banque de France printed this series under the longstanding technical assistance agreements governing CFA franc production — Paris retained that contract for decades. The P#17 designation places this among the early BEAC-era issues before the series was substantially redesigned in the late 1970s.