Reference:
Pick: #505N , The Banknote Book: B105N
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Description
Equatorial Guinea. Bank of the Central African States (BEAC). 1993-2002 Issues. Dimensions: 164 x 84 mm. Material: paper. Watermark: young woman with braided hair. Printer: Bank of France. Green pattern with changing color. Discontinuous metallic strip. Solid security thread. The banknote was put into circulation from 20-12-1994. Multicolored front and back print, predominantly blue, brown, green and red. Texts in French. Description of the front: in the center at the top, the words "BANK OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES" are printed in dark blue. The full banknotes number and the value “10,000” are printed in opposite corners. The year is indicated by the first two digits of the numbering. The letters "N" located next to the values "10,000" indicate the country of issue code for Equatorial Guinea. In the center, the BEAC headquarters building in Yaoundé, Cameroon. On the right, the portrait of a young woman with braided hair. On the left, the watermark and a stylized map of the countries of Central Africa. The value in letters "TEN THOUSAND FRANCS" is printed in dark blue at the bottom. Two combinations of signatures printed in black with The Governor and A Auditor. Description of the back: in the center at the top, the label of the issuing institute "BANK OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES" is printed in dark blue. In the center, a traditional seaside fishing scene on the African coast. On the right, the watermark and the value in letters "TEN THOUSAND FRANCS" below printed in dark blue. Below in the left corner, the article of the penal code is printed in a blue cartridge. The specimen is known as overprinted "SPECIMEN / WITHOUT VALUE" in red diagonally with a specimen number printed in red on the watermark. The specimen is numbered "9400000000".