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| Issuer | Banque Centrale des Comores |
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| Year | 1986-2005 |
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| Currency | Franc (1976-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of a Comorian couple in traditional dress — a woman in a draped headscarf and a man in a turban — occupying the right half of the note, with the Badjanani Mosque (Friday Mosque) of Moroni and moored fishing boats rendered in intaglio to the left. The denomination "5000" appears in large numerals at upper left and upper right, flanking the issuer's title "BANQUE CENTRALE DES COMORES" across the top, while the value legend "CINQ MILLE FRANCS" is printed in red at centre left. The border is composed of a multicolour guilloche pattern incorporating stylised heart and floral motifs, with two signature lines at lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Central oval portrait vignette of President Saïd Mohamed Cheikh, wearing a red fez, dark suit, and a presidential sash with a decorative medal, set against a swirling guilloche underprint with stylised floral rosettes. A group of tropical fish, crustaceans, and coelacanth are arranged to the left of the portrait, while an abundant cornucopia of tropical fruits — including pineapple, bananas, mangoes, and citrus — fills the right side. Arabic legends appear at upper centre and upper left, with the denomination numeral at upper right, and a French anti-counterfeiting warning text printed at lower right. |
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| Signature(s) | Le Directeur Général / Le Président du Conseil d'Administration Le Gouverneur / Le Président du Conseil d'Administration |
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