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The above French Soudan and Upper Senegal -
New Developments:
BCEAO: The tiny "2003" on the reverse is not the
year of issue (only the year the design series began); the date continues to be
indicated by the first 2 digits of the serial number.
Notes dated 2007 carry signature 34. The "Gouverneur" signature is
of Damo Justin Baro and the “President
du Conseil” is Jean-Baptiste Compaore of Burkina. Baro, however, was only an interim Gouverner
and has now been replaced by Philippe Henry Dakoury-Tabley of
BEAC: Current issue notes are undated, except for tiny 2002 on reverse which indicates the date the series began. The first 2 digits of the serial number no longer indicate year of issue.
The principal purpose of this site is to provide information
on West African States banknotes. The first link below is a bit of personal
data for friends and fantasy. All the remaining links contain assorted
banknote data
:
1. Favorite
Places. Photos and footnotes of special places.
2. IBNS Journal Article (This article contains most of what I know about West African States issues. I try to update it occasionally as new information becomes available.)
3. Duplicates and surplus items available; or request my most recent list at wburson@earthlink.net. Inquiries welcomed in Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, or Norwegian (but some of these are rusty, so be prepared for errors in my response).
4. Pretty pictures (Scans of some of my favorite African notes.)
5. Buy List (I will pay outrageously high prices for items my collection is missing.)
6. Basic Data on West African States Notes
7. West African States Inventory
(Up-to-date listing of all confirmed varieties, including independent issues
for
8. Signature Combinations (Facsimiles of various signatures - essential to identifying undated varieties.)
9. PICK Catalog, West African States Updates
10. Central African States Catalog (Up-to-date listing of all confirmed varieties.)