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500 Francs Duala
| Uitgever | Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1921 |
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| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Rectangular |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE Cinq Cents Francs PAYABLES EN ESPÈCES, À VUE, AU PORTEUR DUALA Le Président L'Administrateur-Directeur H. Bellery Desfontaines del. ERNEST ET FRÉDÉRIC FLORIAN SC. |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Intricate geometric and arabesque border design in green intaglio, composed of interlocking diamond and rectangular guilloche panels surrounding a central hexagonal blank reserve. Arabic text inscriptions appear in the upper panel and throughout the body of the note, with the black overprint "Duala" in italic script at centre. |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Banque de l'Afrique Occidentale, despite its name, also held the note-issuing privilege for French Equatorial Africa and French Cameroun — Duala being the commercial capital of the latter. This note circulating in Cameroun is a consequence of the post-WWI mandate arrangements, when France assumed administration of the former German Kamerun colony and extended the BAO's franchise accordingly.
Bellery-Desfontaines was primarily an illustrator and poster artist, better known for his Art Nouveau commercial work than for banknote design. His involvement here is unusual. The Florian brothers — Frédéric and Ernest-Théophile — handled engraving for multiple Banque de France productions in this period.