| Issuer | Comoro Islands |
|---|---|
| Year | 2006-2020 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5000 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1976-date) |
| Composition | |
| Size | 138 × 72 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| Designer(s) | |
| Engraver(s) | Roger Pfund |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#18 |
| Obverse description | Saïd Mohamed Cheikh at center, Karthala volcano on Grande Comore left, Date right, Denomination below |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | 5000 WATROTRWE NGAMUNDRENGO ZILELE PVANU NGAMUMBISO WANDRU MWENDEYA PVANU TSIKA MDRI WA NGAYA NUNI ZILI PVANU TSIKA MDRI WA NDRUDA WANDRU WALI PVANU TSIKANA SURWAYA ZENDE PVAHANU PVANU TSIKA MWAZI MWEMA TSIDJA SHIYENGO BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES CINQ MILLE FRANCS (Translation: Youth you torment me. You join those who harass me. I was a flowering tree and the birds pecked it. I was a fruit tree and men helped themselves I had a good look, I lost it I was the beloved, I have become the unloved. Central Bank of the Comoros, Five Thousand Francs) |
| Reverse description | Mature tree near the beach, Excerpt from the poem `Destinée` by Mbaye Trambwe, Denomination below |
| Reverse lettering | ٥٠٠٠ LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE FALSIFICATION OU DE CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS ET ACTES EN VIGUEUR البنك المركزى القمرى خمسة آلاف فرنك JEUNESSE VOUS ME TOURMENTEZ. VOUS VOUS JOIGNEZ À CEUX QUI ME HARCÈLENT. J`ÉTAIS UN ARBRE FLEURI ET LES OISEAUX L`ONT PICORÉ. J`ÉTAIS UN ARBRE FRUITIER ET LES HOMMES SE SONT SERVIS J`AVAIS UN BEL ASPECT, JE L`AI PERDU J`ÉTAIS LE BIEN AIMÉ, JE SUIS DEVENU LE MAL AIMÉ. (Translation: 5000, The authors or accomplices of falsification or counterfeiting of banknotes will be punished in accordance with the laws and acts in force., Central Bank of the Comoros, Five Thousand Francs Youth you torment me. You join those who harass me. I was a flowering tree and the birds pecked it. I was a fruit tree and men helped themselves I had a good look, I lost it I was the beloved, I have become the unloved.) |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Crescent and four stars, Electrotype `BCC` |
| Variants | |
| Numisquare ID | 1316563050 |
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