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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale - République du Cameroun |
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| Year | 1985-1990 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON CINQ CENTS FRANCS FIVE HUNDRED FRANCS LE GOUVERNEUR, UN CENSEUR, |
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| Reverse lettering | BANQUE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE FALSIFICATION OU DE CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS ET ACTES EN VIGUEUR. |
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The Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale — the BEAC — issues notes on behalf of six member states, each receiving a common design differentiated only by code letter and national title. Cameroon draws the letter D. The shared monetary union traces its roots to the CFA franc zone established under French colonial administration, and the post-independence BEAC reconstituted in 1972 retained both the currency peg to the French franc and Oberthur as its primary printer.
The 1994 CFA devaluation — a 50% cut against the French franc — hit this denomination hard, halving its real purchasing power overnight. Notes of this series were already being phased toward the 1990s redesign by the time that shock landed.