West African States Benin new date (2020) 500-franc note (B120Bi) confirmed
2020-09-09
Like B120Bh, but new date (2020). Courtesy of Murtaza Abdeali (African Collectible).Read More…
West African States Benin new date (2020) 1,000-franc note (B121Bt) confirmed
2020-09-09
Like B121Bs, but new date (2020). Courtesy of Murtaza Abdeali (African Collectible).Read More…
West African States Benin new date/sig 5,000-franc note (B123Bs) confirmed
2020-09-09
Like B123Br, but new date (2019) and new signatures (Wadagni/Koné). Courtesy of Murtaza Abdeali (African Collectible).Read More…
West African States Benin new date/sig 10,000-franc note (B124Bs) confirmed
2020-09-09
Like B124Br, but new date (2019) and new signatures (Wadagni/Koné). Courtesy of Murtaza Abdeali (African Collectible).Read More…
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.Read More…
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.Read More…
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).Read More…
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).Read More…
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…