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1000 Francs CFA
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 2003-2024 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Pink and multicolour underprint. Central intaglio vignette of two dromedaries in a desert landscape, one kneeling and one standing. 'BCEAO' lettered vertically at right centre, with denomination '1000 MILLE FRANCS CFA' below; anti-counterfeiting warning text appears in a panel at upper right. |
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| Protection description | a traditional mask visible in the unprinted area; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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The BCEAO's 1000 Francs series running from 2003 onward is notable primarily for the administrative record embedded in its signature combinations. Across roughly two decades of issuance, the note carries thirteen documented signature pairings — an unusually high turnover that reflects the rotating ministerial appointments across eight member states rather than any institutional instability at the central bank itself. The BCEAO presidency and the national minister countersignatures shift independently, which is why the same individual can appear across multiple years in different pairings.
The 2011 pairing is the most collectible: José Mário Vaz, who signed as Guinea-Bissau's finance minister, later became president of that country in 2014. Signed notes by heads of state are always a minor specialty within West African paper.