| Issuer | Western African States |
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| Year | 2003-2023 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5000 Francs CFA |
| Currency | CFA franc (1958-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 75 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Reference(s) | P#17 |
| Obverse description | Catfish shaped brass weight of the Ashanti people for weighing gold dust, banana trees. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L`AFRIQUE DE L`OUEST 5000 CINQ MILLE FRANCS CFA (Translation: Central Bank of the West African States Five Thousand Francs CFA.) |
| Reverse description | Antelopes (Kobus kob). |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L`AFRIQUE DE L`OUEST 5000 CINQ MILLE FRANCS CFA BCEAO (Translation: Central Bank of the West African States Five Thousand Francs CFA) |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Sawfish |
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| Numisquare ID | 1070018560 |
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