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BCEAO Governor:
Jean-Claude
BROU
3.7.2022 >

Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) Banknotes, 1959 > Issues

 Cote d'Ivoire
(A)
Benin
(B)
Burkina Faso
(C)
Mali
(D)
Mauritania
(E)
Niger
(H)
Senegal
(K)
Guinea-Bissau
(S)
Togo
(T)
BCEAO is a Currency Union which was formed in 4.4.1959
For earlier issues see: Dahomey (Benin), French Guinea (Guinea), French Sudan (Mali),
 Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), Senegal , Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) see USN.

For other related issues see Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania.
  Page Catalog Numbers Denominations Dates

Issuing Authority

Banque Centrale des ֹtats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO)

GENERAL ISSUES, no CODE letter
West African States Paper Money, 1959 No Letter Issues 1 P.1 - P.5 50 - 100 Francs 1959 Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO)

ISSUES with code letters

COTE D'IVOIRE (A)
Ivory Coast 1917 - 1945 issues
West African States Paper Money, Ivory Coast Issues 101A P.101A - P.104A 100 - 5,000 Francs 1959-61 BCEAO
WEST AFRICAN STATES Paper Money, Ivory Coast 1979-90 105A P.105A - P.109A 500 - 10,000 Francs 1979-90 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Ivory Coast 1991-2003 110A P.110A - P.114A 500 - 10,000 Francs 1991-2003 BCEAO
West AFrican States Paper Money, Ivory Coast 2003-04 115A P.115A - P.118A 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2003-04 BCEAO
Images Needed New P.New 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2005-13 BCEAO


Prez: Patrice Athanase
Guillaume TALON
6.4.2016 >

BENIN (B)

 
Dahomey 1917 issues
WEST AFRICAN STATES Paper Money, Benin 1959-65 Issues 201B P.201B - P.204B 100 - 5,000 Francs 1959-65 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Benin 1977-92 205B P.205B - P.209 500 - 10,000 Francs 1977-92 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Benin 1991-2003 210B P.210B - P.214B 500 - 10,000 Francs 1991-2003 BCEAO
West African State Paper Money, Benin 2003-04 215B P.215B - P.218B 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2003-04 BCEAO
Images Needed New P.New 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2005-13 BCEAO


COS, Prez(Interim):
Ibrahim
TRAORÉ
30.9.2022 >

HOG, PM(Interim):
Apollinaire J.
KYÉLEM de T.
3.3.2022 >

BURKINA FASO (C)

1895 FRA Protectorate Upper Volta (HVA); 1904 Haut-Sיnיgal-Niger; 1919 FRA Colony Upper Volta (HVA); 1947 FRA Terr. Upper Volta (HVA); 5.8.1960 Rep. Upper cracyVolta (HVA); 4.8.1984 Burkina Faso (BFA)
 USN currency 1917; FWA currency 1919-1958; BFA(WAS) 1959 >>
West African State Paper Money, Burkina-Faso 1961-2003 301C P.301C - P.318C 100 - 10,000 Francs 1959-65 BCEAO
West AFrican States Paper Money, Burkina-Faso, 1977-92 305C P.305C - P.309C 500 - 10,000 Francs 1977-92 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Burkina-Faso 1991-2003 310C P.310C - P.314C 500 - 10,000 Francs 1991-2003 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Burkina-Faso 2003-04 315C P.315C - P.318C  1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2003-04 BCEAO
Images Needed New P.New 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2005-13 BCEAO

MALI (D)
For earlier issues see French Sudan, Upper Senegal & Niger, French West Africa and Mali
WEST AFRICAN STATES Paper Money, Mali 1959-2003 401D P.401D - P.404D 500 - 5,000 Francs 1959-61 BCEAO
Banque de la Republique du Mali 1962-67  Issues
Banque Central du Mali 1970-84 Issues
 


Interim Prez: Assimi
GOITA
28.5.2021 >
West African States Paper Money, Mali 1981-92 405D P.405D - P.408D 500 - 10,000 Francs 1981-92 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Mali 1991-2003 410D P.410D - P.414D 500 - 10,000 Francs 1991-2003 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Mali 2003-04 415D P.415D - P.418D 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2003-04 BCEAO
Images Needed New P.New 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2005-13 BCEAO

MAURITANIA (E)
WEST AFRICAN STATES Paper Money, Mauritania 1959-65 Issues 501E P.501E - P.504E 100 - 5,000 Francs 1959-65 BCEAO
Images Needed New P.New 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2005-13 BCEAO
Banque Centrale de Mauritanie 1973 - present Issues

NIGER (H)


Gen.:
Abdourahamane
 TCHIANI
 26.7.2023 >

HOS, Prez:
Mohamed
BAZOUM
 2.4.2021-26.7.2023

HOG, PM:
Ali Lamine
ZEINE
 8.8.2023 >
WEST AFRICAN STATES paper Money, Niger 1959-2003 601H P.601H - P.604H 100 - 5,000 Francs 1959-65 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Niger 1977-95 605H P.605H - P.609H 500 - 10,000 Francs 1977-95 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Niger 1991-2003 610H P.610H - P.614H 500 - 10,000 Francs 1991-2003 BCEAO
West African Strates Paper Money, Niger 2003-04 615H P.615H - P.618H 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2003-19 BCEAO
Images Needed New P.New 1,000 - 10,000 Francs ? BCEAO

SENEGAL (K)
Autonomy from FRA as Republic 25.11.1958
For Senegal 1874 - 1917 issues CLICK HERE


Chief of State,
President:
Macky
SALL
2.4.2012 >



Head of Government,
Prime Minister:
Mohamed
DIONNE
8.7.2014 >
West African State Paper Money, Senegal 1959-2003 701K P.701K - P.704K 100 - 5,000 Francs 1959-65 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Senegal 1977-92 705K P.705K - P.709K 500 - 10,000 Francs 1977-92 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Senegal 1991-2003 710K P.710K - P.714K 500 - 10,000 Francs 1991-2003 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money,Senegal 2003-04 715K P.715K - P.718K 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2003-04 BCEAO
New P.New 500 - 10,000 Francs 2005-13 BCEAO
N1400 N.1400 - N.1406 700 - 1400 Francs ? BCEAO


COS, Prez:
Umaro S.
EMBALO
29.12.2019 >

HOG, PM:
Rui
DUARTE de Barros
20.12.2023 >

GUINEA-BISSAU (S)
West Africa States paper Money, Guinea-Bissau 1997-2003 910S P.910S - P.914S 500 - 10,000 Francs 1997-2003 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Guinea-Bissaui 2003-04 915S P.915S - P.918S 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2003-04 BCEAO
Images Needed New P.New 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2005-13 BCEAO
For earlier issues see: Republic of Guinea-Bissau 1974-2003 Issues


President:
Faure Essozimna
GNASSINGBE
4.5.2005 >

PM:
Victoire Tomeegah
DOGBE
28.9.2020 >

TOGO (T)
WEST AFRICAN STATES Paper Money, Togo 1959-2003 801T P.801T - P.804T 100 - 5,000 Francs 1959-65 BCEAO
West AFrican States Paper Money, Togo, 1977-92 805T P.805T - 809T 500 - 10,000 Francs 1977-92 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Togo 1991-2002 810T P.810T - P.814T 500 - 10,000 Francs 1991-2002 BCEAO
West African States Paper Money, Togo 2003-04 815T P.815T - P.819T 1,000 - 10,000 Francs 2003-21 BCEAO
Images Needed New P.New   BCEAO

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

WB  We gratefully acknowledge the late numismatist Weldon D. "Burt" Burson, specialized collector of West African States banknotes, for providing images and information used in this section.

PNC   We gratefully acknowledge the P Neumann Collection for providing images.


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