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50 Francs
| Issuer | Banque de la République du Mali |
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| Year | 1960-1967 |
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| Currency | Franc (1962-1984) |
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| Reverse description | Purple on plain paper. A central oval vignette presents an intaglio view of the Tomb of Askia at Gao, its characteristic stepped mud-brick tower and surrounding low-walled compound rendered with fine detail, with figures visible in the foreground. Denomination numerals "50" appear in each corner within ornate guilloche borders, and the value legend is contained in a rectangular panel at the base. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Mali's first independent currency series was printed in Prague rather than Paris — a pointed rejection of French monetary infrastructure at a moment when the newly formed Mali Federation had just broken from the CFA franc zone. The choice of Státní Tiskárna Cenin reflected the broader Non-Aligned posture of Modibo Keïta's government, which cultivated Eastern Bloc technical partnerships as a counterweight to continued French influence in West Africa.
The experiment was short-lived. Mali rejoined the West African franc zone in 1967, and this entire series was withdrawn. Notes from the earliest printings are noticeably scarcer than their catalog frequency suggests.