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5 Francs Conakry
| Issuer | Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale |
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| Year | 1904-1919 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ernest-Théophile Florian |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE CINQ FRANCS PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR CONAKRY Un Administrateur Le Directeur h.Bellery Desfontaines del. Ernest Florian SC. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed entirely in blue-green on a light ground within a decorative octagonal border with ornamental corner devices. The text is rendered in Arabic script arranged in several registers across the central panel, with the large denomination numeral in stylised Arabic characters at the foot. A faint watermark vignette of the obverse design is visible as an underprint through the paper, and the designer's name appears in small roman lettering at lower right. |
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| Variants | P#5Aa - 1904-1918 / 08.02.1904 P#5Ab - 10.07.1919 |
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