West African States
West African States new sig/date 5,000- and 10,000-franc notes confirmed
Mar 15, 2013 05:31 PM Category: Africa
5,000 francs, (20)09. Like P817T, but new date and signatures.
10,000 francs, (20)08. Like P818T, but new date and signatures.
Courtesy of Alexander Petrov.
West African States new 500-franc note confirmed
Feb 17, 2013 01:00 PM Category: Africa
According to the Banque Centrale des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO), a new 500-franc note was issued 30 November 2012. This note dated (20)12 has been confirmed with suffix B for Benin, C for Burkino Faso, K for Senegal, and T for Togo, and dated (20)13 with suffix K.
Anyone interested in buying one of these notes can contact the contributor by clicking the last link below.
Courtesy of Peter Mosselberger, Dennis Zammit, Richard Miranda, Cedrian Lopez Bosch, and Hartmut Fraunhoffer.
West African States new sig/date (2011) 5,000- and 10,000-franc notes confirmed
May 29, 2012 08:40 PM Category: Africa
5,000 francs (US$9.50), (20)11. Like P717K, but new date and new signatures (Tiemoko Yadé Dominique Coulibaly and José Mario Vaz).
10,000 francs (US$19), (20)11. Like P718K, but new date and new signatures (Tiemoko Yadé Dominique Coulibaly and José Mario Vaz).
Courtesy of Claudio Marana and Jean Leclerc.
West African States new sig/date (2012) 1,000-franc note confirmed
May 26, 2012 11:06 AM Category: Africa
1,000 francs (US$1.90), (20)12. Like P215K and P715K, but new date and new signatures (Tiéna Coulibaly and Tiémoko Meyliet Koné).
Courtesy of Jean Leclerc, Claudio Marana, and Sejin Ahn.
West African States new sig/date (2010) notes confirmed
Apr 03, 2012 07:40 AM Category: Africa
5,000 francs (US$10), (20)10. Like P317, but new date and signatures (Philippe Henri Dacouri Tabley and José Mario Vaz).
10,000 francs (US$20), (20)10. Like P318, but new date and signatures (Philippe Henri Dacouri Tabley and José Mario Vaz).
Courtesy of Richard Maranda and Jean Leclerc.
West African States new sig/date (2011) notes confirmed
Apr 03, 2012 07:38 AM Category: Africa
1,000 francs (US$2.05), (20)11. Like P315, but new date and signatures (Tiemoko Yadé Dominique Coulibaly and José Mario Vaz).
2,000 francs (US$4.10), (20)11. Like P316, but new date and signatures (Tiemoko Yadé Dominique Coulibaly and José Mario Vaz).
Courtesy of Richard Maranda and Jean Leclerc.
West African States new signature varieties confirmed
Jan 11, 2011 08:48 AM Category: Africa
A new signature combination has been confirmed for the 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000-franc notes from the West African States. All notes are dated (20)10. The three denominations have been confirmed with the country code of D for Mali, which makes these P415, P417, and P418. The 5,000 and 10,000-franc denominations have also been confirmed with the country code of K for Senegal (P717 and P718). If anyone has this signature combination on notes with other country codes, please send scans of same.
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Courtesy of Murtaza Karimjee and Abdullah Beydoun.
West African States 10,000-franc counterfeit reported
Nov 20, 2009 10:50 AM Category: Africa
I would like to report a counterfeit note: West African States Pick 314C 10,000 francs dated 2001.
I recently bought two pieces from a dealer at a reasonable price and later came across Burt Burson (an expert on French African notes) selling the same note as a counterfeit on eBay.
I think it is important to announce the fake ones. It will save some collectors from buying fake notes as genuine ones. Even I bought as genuine at first glance. Therefore I wrote this short warning:
COUNTERFEIT WARNING - West African States Pick 314C 10,000 francs dated 2001
REAL
FAKE
REAL
FAKE
REAL
FAKE
REAL
FAKE
Courtesy of Ömer Yalcinkaya.
I recently bought two pieces from a dealer at a reasonable price and later came across Burt Burson (an expert on French African notes) selling the same note as a counterfeit on eBay.
I think it is important to announce the fake ones. It will save some collectors from buying fake notes as genuine ones. Even I bought as genuine at first glance. Therefore I wrote this short warning:
COUNTERFEIT WARNING - West African States Pick 314C 10,000 francs dated 2001
- The most eye catching difference is the silver foil segmented security thread. The actual note has a very shiny one whereas the fake note has a rather dull one.
- The actual note has more lively and darker colors and the fake one has more pale colors and a lighter pink underprint.
- Signatures do not match with what should be in 2001. Both sides scans of a genuine note dated 2001 are shown to show that it has a different signature for "Le Président du Conseil des Ministres."
- Although it is a high quality counterfeit, the paper still feels not genuine with a careful touch.
- On a genuine note, the digit four in the serial number will be closed at top, but on fake notes the top of the four is open.
REAL FAKE REAL FAKE REAL FAKE REAL FAKECourtesy of Ömer Yalcinkaya.
