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Obverse Description
Horizontal blue FIVE THOUSAND FRANCS overprint; French text; carved figures; palm trees; Chambre des Deputes building with flag; President Ahmadou Ahidjo; carved figures
Reverse Description
French text; flowers; palm fronds; trees and logs; fruits, including bananas, pineapples, coconuts, cacao, and papayas
Catalog Information
GSID:
91045
Variety:
Diagonal black SPECIMEN / NO # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
BNB #:
B303as
Pick #:
P9
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Request Pricing No date Sig 1: Panouillot/Duoudei Series J 1 Intro: 1961
Worth: $600 – $975
Diagonal black SPECIMEN / NO # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
Diagonal black SPECIMEN / NO # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; no s/n
No date Sig 1: Panouillot/Duoudei Series B 2 - X 21 Intro: 1961
Separate uniface front/back proofs on card stock; no ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
Diagonal black SPECIMEN / NO # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 1: Panouillot/Duoudei Series W 10 - J 24 Intro: 1961
Worth: $325 – $1,300
No date Sig 1: Panouillot/Duoudei Series H 1 - N 25 Intro: 1962
Worth: $10 – $275
No ovpt; no perf; all-zero s/n
Diagonal black SPECIMEN / NO # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 1: Panouillot/Duoudei Intaglio Series A 1 - N 3 Intro: 1962
Worth: $30 – $1,100
Lithograph Series V 3 - G 13
Worth: $30 – $1,100
Diagonal black SPECIMEN / NO # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 1: Panouillot/Duoudei Intaglio Series A 1 - K 11 32999 Intro: 1962
Lithograph Series K 11 33000 - L 36
Worth: $50 – $2,000
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