The Banknotes of the West African States

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Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (1958-present)

P1	50 Francs (1958)
Signature 1. Images courtesy Kevin Warfel

P2a	100 Francs 23-4-1959
Signature 1. Images courtesy Kevin Warfel

P2b	100 Francs (1959)
Signature 5. Images courtesy Kevin Warfel

P3	500 Francs 15-4-1959
Signature 1. Images courtesy Kevin Warfel

P4	1000 Francs 17-9-1959
Signature 1. Images courtesy Kevin Warfel

P5	5000 Francs 15-4-1959
Signature 1. Images courtesy Kevin Warfel

Code letter A = Côte d'Ivoire

P101Aa	100 Francs 20-3-1961
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 1. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P101Ac	100 Francs 20-3-1961
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 2. Lithographed. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P102Aj	500 Francs ND
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 9. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P102Ak	500 Francs ND
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 10. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P103Al	1000 Francs (1977)
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P105Aa	500 Francs 1979
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 12. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P106Ac	500 Francs 1981
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 15. 9-digit serial number (printed by FCO). Images courtesy Ron Wise

P107Ab	1000 Francs 1981
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 15. 9-digit serial number (printed by FCO). Images courtesy Ron Wise

P108Ai	5000 Francs 1982
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 15. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P109Aa	10,000 Francs (1977)
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 11. Images courtesy Kevin Warfel

P109Aa	10,000 Francs (1977)
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 11. Printing error - block and series letter printed on back. Images courtesy Kevin Warfel

P109Aj	10,000 Francs (1991)
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 22. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P110Ae	500 Francs (19)95
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P111Af	1000 Francs (19)96
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P111Ai	1000 Francs (19)99
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 29. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P112Ab	2500 Francs (19)93
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P113Ad	5000 Francs (19)95
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P114Ac	10,000 Francs (19)95
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P116Aa	2000 Francs 2003
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 32. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P117Aa	5000 Francs 2003
A = Cote d'Ivoire. Signature 32. Images courtesy Ron Wise

Code letter B = Benin

P201Be	100 Francs 2-3-1965
B = Benin. Signature 4. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P201Bf	100 Francs (1965)
B = Benin. Signature 4. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P202Bl	500 Francs (1977)
B = Benin. Signature 11. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P206Bc	500 Francs 1981
B = Benin. Signature 15. 9-digit serial numer (printed by FCO). Images courtesy Ron Wise

P207Bi	1000 Francs 1990
B = Benin. Signature 22. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P208Be	5000 Francs 1981
B = Benin. Signature 15. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P208Bf	5000 Francs 1982
B = Benin. Signature 15. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P210Bg	500 Francs (19)96
B = Benin. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P211Bg	1000 Francs (19)96
B = Benin. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P212Bc	2500 Francs (19)94
B = Benin. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P214Ba	10,000 Francs (19)92
B = Benin. Signature 25. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P218Ba	10,000 Francs 2003
B = Benin. Signature 32. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

Code letter C = Upper Volta, or after 1984 Burkina Faso

P301Cf	500 Francs (1965)
C = Upper Volta. Signature 4. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P302Ck	500 Francs ND
C = Upper Volta. Signature 8. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P302Cn	500 Francs (1978)
C = Upper Volta. Signature 12. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P303Cm	1000 Francs (1977)
C = Upper Volta. Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P305Ca	500 Francs 1979
C = Upper Volta. Signature 12. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P306Ch	500 Francs 1984
C = Burkina Faso. Signature 19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P307Cb	1000 Francs 1981
C = Upper Volta. Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P308Cb	5000 Francs 1979
C = Upper Volta. Signature 12. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P310Cf	500 Francs (19)96
C = Burkina Faso. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P310Cj	500 Francs (19)99
C = Burkina Faso. Signature 29. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P311Cg	1000 Francs (19)96
C = Burkina Faso. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P311Cj	1000 Francs (19)99
C = Burkina Faso. Signature 29. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P313Cb	5000 Francs (19)93
C = Burkina Faso. Signature 25. Images courtesy Kevin Warfel

P314Cj	10,000 Francs (20)01
C = Burkina Faso. Signature 30. Images courtesy Kevin Warfel

P314Cjx	10,000 Francs (20)01
C = Burkina Faso. Signature 29. Counterfeit. Notice the different font of the C, the difference in the security thread, and the wrong signature / date combination. Images courtesy Kevin Warfel

P315C	1000 Francs 2003 / (20)11
C = Burkina Faso. Signature new. Images courtesy Richard Miranda

P316C	2000 Francs 2003 / (20)11
C = Burkina Faso. Signature new. Images courtesy Richard Miranda

P317C	5000 Francs 2003 / (20)10
C = Burkina Faso. Signature new. Images courtesy Richard Miranda

P318C	10,000 Francs 2003 / (20)10
C = Burkina Faso. Signature new. Images courtesy Richard Miranda

Code letter D = Mali

P405Df	500 Francs 1986
D = Mali. Signature 20. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P406Db	1000 Francs 1981
D = Mali. Signature 15. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P407Dg	5000 Francs 1986
D = Mali. Signature 20. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P408Db	10,000 Francs (1981)
D = Mali. Signature 15. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P411Da	1000 Francs (19)91
D = Mali. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P413Da	5000 Francs (19)92
D = Mali. Signature 23. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

Code letter E = Mauritania

P504Ed	5000 Francs ND
E = Mauritania. Signature 6. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

Code letter H = Niger

P603Hh	1000 Francs ND
H = Niger. Signature 6. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P603Hm	1000 Francs (1977)
H = Niger. Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P610Hd	500 Francs (19)94
H = Niger. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P610Hh	500 Francs (19)97
H = Niger. Signature 28. 11-digit serial number. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P611He	1000 Francs (19)95
H = Niger. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P611Hg	1000 Francs (19)97
H = Niger. Signature 28. Images courtesy Ron Wise

Code letter K = Senegal

P702Km	500 Francs (1977)
K = Senegal. Signature 11. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P703Kl	1000 Francs ND
K = Senegal. Signature 10. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P703Kn	1000 Francs (1978)
K = Senegal. Signature 12. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P706Kb	500 Francs 1981
K = Senegal. Signature 15. 10-digit serial number (printed by Banque de France). Images courtesy Ron Wise

P706Kd	500 Francs 1982
K = Senegal. Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P707Kj	1000 Francs 1990
K = Senegal. Signature 22. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P710Kc	500 Francs (19)93
K = Senegal. Signature 25. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P710Kj	500 Francs (19)99
K = Senegal. Signature 29. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P711Kc	1000 Francs (19)93
K = Senegal. Signature 25. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P711Ki	1000 Francs (19)99
K = Senegal. Signature 29. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P713Kk	5000 Francs (20)01
K = Senegal. Signature 30. Images courtesy Ron Wise

Code letter T = Togo

P804Tm	5000 Francs (1977)
T = Togo. Signature 11. Images courtesy Tod Hunt

P805T	500 Francs 1979
T = Togo. Signature 12. Images courtesy Owen Linzmayer, author of the Banknote Book

P806Th	500 Francs 1985
T = Togo. Signature 19. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P806Tk	500 Francs 1989
T = Togo. Signature 21. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P807Tb	1000 Francs 1981
T = Togo. Signature 15. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P808Tm	5000 Francs 1992
T = Togo. Signature 23. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P809Tl	10,000 Francs (1992)
T = Togo. Signature 23. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P810Td	500 Francs (19)94
T = Togo. Signature 26. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P810Tj	500 Francs (19)99
T = Togo. Signature 29. Images courtesy Ron Wise

P811Te	1000 Francs (19)95
T = Togo. Signature 27. Images courtesy Ron Wise

Code letter S = Guinea-Bissau

P911Sc	1000 Francs (19)99
S = Guinea-Bissau. Signature 29. Images courtesy Ron Wise

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