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500 Francs CFA
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 2012-2025 |
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| Value | 500 Francs CFA CFA (500 XOF) |
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| Obverse description | Brown and orange multicolor note with a central intaglio vignette of a stylized West African tribal mask in brown tones. Bank title BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST appears vertically at left; denomination 500 printed at top left and right. A holographic foil patch is visible at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Orange and brown multicolor note with a large central intaglio vignette of two hippopotami in a grassland setting. Geometric guilloche border pattern at left; denomination 500 and CINQ CENTS FRANCS CFA at lower center; BCEAO acronym in spaced lettering across the lower field. Year date appears at upper right. |
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| Protection description | Embedded security thread running vertically through the note; holographic foil patch at lower right of obverse; mask motif visible when held to light. |
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