...Central African States - 2020 Series Full Set

Central African States

(Cameron, Congo, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea & Chad)

Banque des Etats de I'Afrique Centrale (BEAC)

(Bank of Central African States)

Currency - Franc (XAF)

Here, I have posted a full set of five notes all dated 2020. This set was reportedly released on 15.12.2022. These notes were issued by the Bank of Central African States that represents the six nations of Cameron, Congo, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea and Chad, and these six countries have a combined total population of approximately 150 million people, with Congo as the largest (approximately 96 millions) and the smallest of Equatorial Guinea (approx 1.7 millions). 

 

Banque des E'tats de l'Áfrique Centrale (BEAC - Bank of Central African States) was established in 1972 in Paris, France, with its headquarter based in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameron. The Central African States currency is commonly referred to as Central African CFA franc and CFA stands for Colonies Francaises d'Afrique (French Colonies of Africa).

For the first time since 1993, banknotes issued by BEAC did not have a specific letter printed to identify which of the six member countries the note was issued on behalf of. All notes are printed with French, Arabic and English to reflect the languages spoken in these six countries. Two sets of serial numbers are printed on the front and the signatures are on the back. On the top right corner is printed with the logo of the Communeaute economique et monetaire dÁfrique Centrale (GEMAC - Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa).

 

Signatures

Le Gouverneur - Abbas Mahamat Tolli (since 2017)

Le Censeur - Angue ??

Five Hundred Francs

Banque des E'tats de l'Áfrique Centrale in Yaounde Cameroon

Front - The design on the front for all five notes are the same except for the colours. The main feature of the design is the BEAC head office building situated in Yaounde. To the left is a stylish design in square shapes of the continent of Africa. To the far left is the outline map of all six nation members. The central bank logo is printed on the right hand side of the note.

Watermark - Three cattle heads

Dimensions - 126mm x 65mm

 

Back - The theme for the design on the back is agricultural and farming. It features an irrigation system, a tractor and a cattle.

 

Farming scene

 

One Thousand Francs

Banque des E'tats de l'Áfrique Centrale in Yaounde Cameroon

Watermark - Three cattle heads

Dimensions - 131mm x 65.5mm

Back - Health care system with a nurse/doctor monitoring a patient's condition, and a woman looking through a microscope.

 

Doctor/nurse monitoring a patient, woman looking through a microscope

Two Thousand Francs

Banque des E'tats de l'Áfrique Centrale in Yaounde Cameroon

Watermark -  Three cattle heads

Dimensions - 136mm x 70mm

Back - Scene of a forest and a parrot on the right,

 

Forest scene, parrot

Five Thousand Francs

Banque des E'tats de l'Áfrique Centrale in Yaounde Cameroon

Watermark -  Three cattle heads

Dimensions - 141mm x 74mm

Back - Scene of wild lives, with antelopes, ostriches and elephants.

 

Antelopes, ostriches and elephants

Ten Thousand

Banque des E'tats de l'Áfrique Centrale in Yaounde Cameroon

Watermark -  Three cattle heads

Dimensions - 146mm x 75mm

Back - Scene of a class room with a female teacher and her pupils. A young boy using a tablet.

Class room scene and a boy with an Ipad computer