West African States Currency 10000 CFA Francs banknote 2001
Central Bank of West African States - Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest BCEAO
Obverse: Headman with scepter at right. View of the Central Bank of the West African States building - BCEAO headquarters in Dakar, Senegal at center. African ornaments. The inscription: "BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L’AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST” (CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICAN STATES). Code letter: "D" - Mali.
Reverse: Woman crossing vine bridge over river at center. Native art at left. African ornaments.
Signatures: Charles Konan Banny (Le Gouverneur) and Abdoulaye Diop (Le Président du Conseil des Ministres).
Watermark: Headman with scepter.
See-through registration device: BCEAO logo, namely a stylized sawfish, which is a symbol of fertility and prosperity in African mythology (stylised sawfish which is reproduction of the bronze figurine which was formerly used to weigh the gold).
The dimensions of the 10000 CFA Francs banknote are 170 mm by 80 mm.
The dominant colour of the 10000 CFA Francs banknote is dark brown on multicolored underprint.
Printer: BdF - Banque de France (Bank of France).
Artist: Pierrette Lambert.