| Issuer | Western African States |
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| Year | 1959-1979 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 500 Francs CFA (500 XOF) |
| Currency | CFA franc (1958-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 140 × 90 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Banque de France, France |
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| Reference(s) | P#2 |
| Obverse description | Fieldwork, cast bronze head for the altar of Idia, the first Queen Mother (Iyoba) of Bénin |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L`AFRIQUE DE L`OUEST CINQ CENTS FRANCS (Translation: Central Bank of the Western African States, Five Hundred Francs) |
| Reverse description | Woman, tractor |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L`AFRIQUE DE L`OUEST LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DE FALSIFICATION OU DE CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETS DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS ET ACTES EN VIGUEUR. (Translation: Central Bank of the Western African States, Five Hundred Francs, The authors or accomplices of falsification or counterfeit of banknotes will be punished in accordance with the laws in and acts in force) |
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| Numisquare ID | 7675679340 |
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