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Obverse Description
English and French text; President Ahmadou Ahidjo; fruits, including bananas, pineapple, cacao pods; carved figure
Reverse Description
French text; carved wooden statue; man plowing field with tractor; carved wooden mask
Catalog Information
GSID:
91086
Variety:
Sig 6: Mbe/Tchepannou Series W 5 - H 8 Intro: 1981
BNB #:
B404c
Pick #:
P18
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Bank Note Value History
Sig 6: Mbe/Tchepannou Series W 5 - H 8 Intro: 1981
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Sig 6: Mbe/Tchepannou Series W 5 - H 8 Intro: 1981
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No date Sig 1: Joudiou/Koulla Wmk: Antelope head in half profile Printer: (Banque de France) Series A 1 - F 2 Intro: 1974
Worth: $6 – $100
Sig 2: Joudiou/Ntang Series G 2 - P 8
Worth: $3 – $50
1-04-78 Sig 4: Mbe/Kamgueu Wmk: Antelope head in profile Printer: (François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire) Series V 8 - W 11
Worth: $3 – $45
1-06-81 Sig 6: Mbe/Tchepannou Series J 11 - T 13
Worth: $1 – $20
1-01-82 Series C 13 - Y 13
Worth: $25 – $350
1-01-83 Series B 13 - Z 17
Worth: $1 – $20
Diagonal black SPECIMEN / NO # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPÉCIMEN ovpt front; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red boxed SPÉCIMEN ovpt front; horizontal red # ovpt upper center front; all-zero s/n
No date; no sig ; no ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 2: Joudiou/Ntang Wmk: Antelope head in profile Printer: (Banque de France) Intaglio Series U 1 - A 16 Intro: 1974
Worth: $5 – $85
Sig 3: Joudiou/Kamgueu Series N 16 - V 18 Intro: 1978
1-04-78 Sig 4: Mbe/Kamgueu Wmk: Antelope head in half profile Printer: (François-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire) Lithograph Series B 18 - Y 24
Worth: $5 – $75
1-07-1980 Series A 24 - Y 31
Worth: $5 – $75
1-06-81 Sig 6: Mbe/Tchepannou Series D 32 - Q 34
Worth: $4 – $65
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