West African States Benin new sig/date (2007) 2,000-franc note (B122Be) confirmed
2020-01-24
Like B122Bd, but new signatures (Compaoré/Baro) and new date (2007). Courtesy of Kevin Warfel.
West African States adopt eco as common currency reported for introduction in 2020
2019-07-02
According to a CNN article dated 1 July 2019, the Economic Community of West African States (consisting of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo) has adopted the name “eco” for a planned single currency toRead More…
West African States Benin new date (2018) 10,000-franc note (B124Br) confirmed
2019-04-12
, Like B124Bq, but new date (2018). Courtesy of Kevin Warfel.
West African States Benin new sig/date (2016) 500-franc note (B120Be) confirmed
2017-12-04
, Like B120Bd, but new date (2016) and new signatures. Courtesy of Jean-Michel Engels (Delcampe store).
West African States Benin new sig/date (2015) 500-franc note (B120Bd) confirmed
2017-12-04
, Like B120Bc, but new date (2015) and new signatures. Courtesy of Jean-Michel Engels (Delcampe store).
French West Africa chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
2016-08-18
The French West Africa chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers. This 28-page catalog covers notes issued by the Banque de l’Afrique Occidentale (Bank of West Africa) from 1902 to 1945, Afrique Occidentale Française (French West Africa) in 1944,Read More…
West African States chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
2015-08-28
The West African States chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers. This 30-page catalog covers notes issued by Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Central Bank of the West African States) from 1959 to present. Published 28Read More…
Dahomey chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
2013-09-26
The Dahomey chapter of The Banknote Book is now available as a free download. This 2-page catalog covers notes issued by the Gouvernement Général de l’A.O.F. – Colonie du Dahomey (Government General of French West Africa – Colony of Dahomey) in 1917. Revised 22.05.2018. Each chapter of The Banknote BookRead More…