fwo_194273 - WEST AFRICAN STATES (BCEAO) 500 Francs BCEAO 2004 Pessac
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Type : 500 Francs BCEAO
Date: 2004
Mint name / Town : Pessac
Quantity minted : 27000000
Metal : bi-metallic
Diameter : 27,9 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : striée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST.
Obverse description : Poisson scie, symbole de la BCEAO.
Reverse
Reverse legend : UNION MONÉTAIRE OUEST AFRICAINE // 500 / FCFA // - 2005 -.
Reverse description : divers produits agricoles.
Historical background
WEST AFRICAN STATES (BCEAO)
(1956-)
The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) is the principal monetary institution of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), which comprises Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. Its headquarters are located in Dakar. It succeeded the French West Africa and Togo Issuing Institute. The Bank of France guarantees the convertibility of the CFA franc into the French franc and, from 1999, into the euro..
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