One (1) 500 franc note, specimen French West Africa, 1924 Obverse Image: Elephants on either side. Coastal scene with trees in foreground, boat on the water in distance. Obverse Text: SPECIMEN / 500 / 295 / Y.10 / BANQUE DE L'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE / CINQ CENTS FRANCS PAYABLES EN ESPECES, A VUE, AU PORTEUR / LE PRESIDENT / L'ADMINISTRATEUR- DIRECTEUR / CONAKRY / 10 AVRIL 1924 / H. BELLERY DESFONTAINES DEL. / ERNEST ET FREDERIC FLORIAN SC. Reverse Image: Geometric designs. Reverse Text: SPECIMEN / [Arabic text] / GEORGES DUVAL . FECIT . Currently not on view
- Collection
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection West African Currency
- Dates
- 1924
- Format
- Paper (overall material)
- Place Discussed
- Guinea: Conakry, Conakry
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- Guinea
- Rights
- US Department of the Treasury
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/55c691ff30133b8f4bab61ea1bac58d3
