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5000 Francs
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 2003-2023 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Sawfish watermark |
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The BCEAO 5000 Francs series running from 2003 onward documents an unusual volume of signature combinations for a single design run — seventeen pairings across two decades, reflecting the rotating ministerial and gubernatorial appointments across eight member states. The Finance Minister signatory changes with each national presidency of the Union, which is why Guinea-Bissau's José Mário Vaz appears here before his controversial political career culminated in his 2015 presidential impeachment dispute.
Printed by Banque de France under the long-standing arrangement whereby BCEAO member states outsource security printing to Paris, a practice dating to the franc zone agreements of the early 1960s.