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5000 Francs

Issuer Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale - République Gabonaise
Year 1984-1991
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Printer Banque de France, France
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Obverse description Brown intaglio print on multicolour underprint. A decorative tribal mask vignette is positioned at the left, with a standing woman holding palm fronds at the right. The denomination and issuer inscriptions are rendered in intaglio lettering against a guilloche-patterned background.
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Reverse description The reverse is printed in warm ochre, orange, and green tones over a geometric diamond-pattern guilloche underprint. At the left, a tractor pulling agricultural equipment ploughs a field against a rural landscape, while at the right a mine ore conveyor and industrial hoisting apparatus are depicted, together symbolising the nation's agricultural and mineral industries. A large blank watermark oval occupies the centre, flanked by the denomination numerals in the upper corners.
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Variants P#6a - signature 9 (1984)
P#6b - signature 14 (1991)
P#6s - specimen, overprinted and perforated: SPECIMEN
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