1,000 francs Type 1986 Gabon

Reference:

Pick: #10 , The Banknote Book: B209

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Description

Gabon. Bank of Central African States (BEAC). 1984-1991 Issues. Dimensions: 155 x 78 mm. Material: paper. Watermark: sculpture. Printer: Oberthur Fiduciaire. No security thread. The note is put into circulation from 1-01-1986. Multicolored front and back print, predominantly blue and purple. Texts in French. Description of the front: security background with printing of relief patterns. In the center at the top, the words "GABONESE REPUBLIC" are printed in dark blue. Below, the full banknote number is printed in black. In the center, a map of the countries of Central Africa with small miniature drawings illustrating each country. In this version, the border line of Chad is complete this time and the drawing of the first merchant ship has been deleted to allow viewing of Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea (see Pick: # 9). The value in letters “THOUSAND FRANCS” is printed in dark blue at the top of the card. The value "1000" is printed in white with a blue outline in the upper corners. The signatures, number and series are printed in black. On the left, a wooden sculpture representing two stylized antelopes and the watermark next to it. On the right, a portrait in costume of Omar Bongo Ondimba. Two combinations of signatures printed in black with The Governor and A Auditor. Description of the back: outline composed of geometric shapes in blue and purple. In the center at the top, the label of the issuing institute "BANK OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES" is printed in dark blue with a white outline. On the left, an elephant and in the center, an African landscape with a giraffe and five antelopes. The value "1000" is printed in white with a blue outline in the opposite corners. On the right, the watermark and a wooden sculpture representing an ancestral seated figure. Bottom center, the article of the penal code is printed in a light green cartridge. No specimen known for Type.

Banknotes :Bank of Central African States - Gabon (1984-1991)