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5000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale |
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| Year | 2002-2019 |
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| Size | 145x80mm |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE CINQ MILLE FRANCS LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE FALSIFICATION OU DE CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS ET ACTES EN VIGUEUR. (Translation: Bank of the Central African States, Five Thousand Francs, 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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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale is the common central bank for six CFA franc-issuing states — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — each of which receives notes distinguished by a letter suffix. The "U" in P#209U designates Cameroon's allocation, though the notes are legal tender across the entire BEAC zone, a monetary arrangement that dates to the post-colonial franc zone agreements and has survived repeated political pressure from member states seeking monetary independence.
The five signature combinations across this long series reflect nearly two decades of rotating BEAC governorship and directorship, making signature pairing a useful tool for narrowing issue dates within the 2002–2019 span.