West African States Currency 5000 CFA Francs banknote 1999
Central Bank of West African States - Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest BCEAO
Obverse: Portrait of a young african woman wearing headdress adorned with cowrie shells at right. Uranium smelting plant at center. African ornaments. The inscription: "BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L’AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST” (CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICAN STATES). Code letter: "A" - Ivory Coast or Côte d'Ivoire.
Reverse: Typical african local market scene - women with children and various pottery at center. African ornaments.
Signatures: Charles Konan Banny (Le Gouverneur) and Ide Gnandou (Le Président du Conseil des Ministres).
Watermark: Portrait of a young african woman with traditional braided hairstyle.
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 5000 CFA Francs banknote are 160 mm by 80 mm.
The dominant colour of the 5000 CFA Francs banknote is dark brown and deep blue on multicolored underprint.
Printer: BdF - Banque de France (Bank of France).
Artist: Pierrette Lambert.