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10000 Francs CFA
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 2003-2024 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1958-date) |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST B.C.E.A.O. 10 000 DIX MILLE FRANCS CFA LE GOUVERNEUR LE PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL DES MINISTRES |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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The CFA franc zone requires each member state's Finance Minister (or equivalent) to co-sign BCEAO notes alongside the Governor, which is why this single design accumulates a long roster of signature pairs across its print run — each change reflects a ministerial reshuffle somewhere among the eight member states. The 2009 pair is particularly notable: José Mário Vaz, then Guinea-Bissau's Finance Minister, later became the country's president in 2014 following a turbulent post-coup electoral process.
Pick 618H designates the specific signature combination; collectors building a complete run need seventeen distinct pairs across this series alone.