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5000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale - République Centrafricaine |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Size | 160 × 85 mm |
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| Obverse description | A large intaglio-engraved traditional African mask occupies the left vignette, set against a geometric patterned underprint in orange and brown tones. To the right, a young woman in profile carries a large bundle of reeds on her back, rendered in fine intaglio detail against a central landscape vignette with palm trees and riverside village. The denomination CINQ MILLE FRANCS appears in letterpress at the bottom centre, with REPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE across the top and the value numeral 5000 in each upper corner. |
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| Reverse description | The left vignette presents an intaglio vignette of a traditional string instrument (harp-lute), while the central scene shows a tractor ploughing agricultural fields in a rural landscape. To the right, an industrial cable car or aerial ropeway system with pulley towers and a bucket is rendered in detailed intaglio engraving, symbolising mining or industrial development. The header inscription BANQUE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE runs across the top, flanked by the value numeral 5000 on each side. |
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| Protection description | a woman's head, visible in the central blank oval area on both sides. |
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