5000 Francs
| Issuer | French Equatorial Africa |
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| Year | 1952 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 5000 Francs (5000 FCFA) |
| Currency | CFA franc (1945-1960) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 200 × 107 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
| Designer(s) | Robert Poughéon |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Jules Piel, André Marliat Reverse: André Marliat |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#27 |
| Obverse description | Multicolor printing. Pensive bust of Victor Schoelcher, French journalist and politician posing in front of a sea and mountain landscape. In his hand, the parchment of the abolition of slavery in the French colonies. |
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| Obverse lettering |
CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER CINQ MILLE FRANCS R. POUGHEON FEC. J. PIEL - A. MARLIAT SC. (Translation: Central Fund of Overseas France Five Thousand Francs) |
| Reverse description | Multicolor. Group of figures busy picking fruit. Below, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in a gray cartridge. |
| Reverse lettering |
CINQ MILLE FRANCS L`ART. 139 DU CODE PENAL PUNIT DES TRAVAUX FORCÉS CEUX QUI AURONT CONTREFAIT OU FALSIFIÉ LES BILLETES DE BANQUE AUTORISÉS PAR LA LOI CAISSE CENTRALE DE LA FRANCE D`OUTRE-MER R. POUGHEON FEC. A. MARLIAT SC. (Translation: Five Thousand Francs Article 139 of the Penal Code punishes forced Labor those who have counterfeited or falsified banknotes authorized by Law. Central Fund of Overseas France) |
| Signature(s) | |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Woman`s head wearing a Phrygian cap. |
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| Numisquare ID | 8340403230 |
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