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Pick: #10 , The Banknote Book: BC B4 , Other: K659
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Description
Cameroon. Central Bank. 1962 Federal Republic of Cameroon Issues. Date: undated note. Dimensions: 130 x 84 mm. Watermark: antelope head. Material: paper. No security thread. Printer: Banque de France. Multicolored front and back printing. Description of the front: texts in French and English. Frame decorated with multicolored geometric patterns. Numbering and series in black. In the foreground on the left, a portrait of the first president of the Republic of Cameroon, Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo (1924-1989). On the right, a family is walking on a path and in the background, a view of the rock of Rhumsiki, located in northern Cameroon. This pillar is the funnel of an extinct volcano where the rock is extremely hard. In the distance, the mountains of Mandara. Combinations of signatures with the Chief Executive Officer and a Censor: Claude Panouillot / Boulou Diouedi. Description of the back: frame made up of multicolored decorative motifs and a frieze of small figures. In the center, a view of the Douala docks with boats docked waiting to be loaded. At the top, banner with “République Fédérale du Cameroun (Federal Republic of Cameroon)”. Law text in French and English lower left.