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500 Francs
| Issuer | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale |
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| Year | 1993-2000 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date) |
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| Reverse description | Multicolor underprint with a large baobab tree at center, a group of antelopes grazing in the foreground, and a Kota reliquary mask vignette at lower left. The denomination appears in letterpress at bottom right. |
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| Protection description | Shepherd's head watermark |
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The Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale serves six CFA franc-zone countries simultaneously — Cameroon, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — which is why BEAC notes carry a letter suffix indicating the issuing country. The "L" in P#401L designates Gabon, with Libreville as the responsible branch.
The rotating signature pairs across this run reflect real administrative turnover at the bank's Yaoundé headquarters during a period of structural adjustment pressure from the IMF following the 1994 CFA franc devaluation — a 50% drop against the French franc that reshaped purchasing power across the zone overnight.