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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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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse description | Violet and light violet intaglio print with a central vignette of a stylised West African ceremonial mask, flanked by a satellite dish and telecommunications imagery with an '@' symbol, set against a guilloche underprint. Denomination '10000' appears in large numerals at upper right and lower left. Issuer name 'BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST' runs vertically along the left margin. |
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| Reverse description | Multicolour print in green, blue, and orange tones with a central vignette of two Touracos (green turaco birds) perched on a branch. The issuer name appears vertically on the left, the 'B.C.E.A.O.' monogram is printed to the right, and the denomination '10000 DIX MILLE FRANCS CFA' is at lower centre. An anti-counterfeiting warning text appears across the upper portion. |
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The BCEAO's practice of printing signature combinations directly onto the face — rather than issuing notes by country — reflects the union's unusual structure: eight member states share a single currency and a rotating cast of national finance ministers signing alongside a common central bank governor. The result is a long signature matrix spanning two decades on a single design series, with 2011 alone producing two distinct varieties under different minister pairings.
José Mário Vaz, who appears on the 2010 and 2011 dates, later became President of Guinea-Bissau in 2014 — an unusual trajectory for a signatory on a circulating banknote.