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French West Africa
(1889-1958)
Capital: Dakar(2.6 million)
Population: 88,517,403
Land Area: 4,655,983 sq km (1,797,316 sq miles)
Land Division: 8 Colonial Territories (Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan [Mali], French Guinea [Guinea], Côte d'Ivoire, Niger, Upper Volta [Burkina Faso] and Dahomey [Benin])
Currency: French West African Franc
Languages: French (Official), Local Languages
National Day: None
Religions: Mostly Muslim
Ethnicity: Various Local Ethinc Groups

French Administration
Banque de l 'Afrique Occidentale - Bank of West Africa
Dakar, Senegal Issuing Office
1916-29 Issue
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
French West Africa 25 Francs (10-6-1926): Front French West-Africa 25 Francs (10-6-1926): Reverse P7Bc 25 Francs 10 June 1926 P. Boyer/
H. Nouvion		 VF p/h €275.00
French West Africa 50 Francs (14-3-1929): Front French West-Africa 50 Francs (14-3-1929): Reverse P9Bc 50 Francs 14 March 1929 A. Duchêne/
H. Nouvion		 VF+ p/h €325.00

W/o Issuing Office
1934-45 Issue
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
French West Africa 5 Francs (10-3-1938): Front French West-Africa 5 Francs (10-3-1938): Reverse P21 5 Francs 10 March 1938 G. Keller/
E. Poilay		 AU/UNC Archive Photo Icon

1941-43 Issue
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
French West Africa 25 Francs (24-2-1942): Front French West-Africa 25 Francs (24-2-1942): Reverse P27 25 Francs 24 February 1942 G. Keller/
E. Poilay		 UNC- €175.00

1942-43 WWII Issue
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
French West Africa 5 Francs (14-12-1942): Front French West-Africa 5 Francs (14-12-1942): Reverse P28a 5 Francs 14 December 1942 P. Bourceret/
C. Bottin		 AU/UNC Archive Photo Icon
French West Africa 5 Francs (14-12-1942): Front French West-Africa 5 Francs (14-12-1942): Reverse P28b 5 Francs 14 December 1942 P. Bourceret/
C. Bottin		 UNC €90.00
French West Africa 25 Francs (14-12-1942): Front French West-Africa 25 Francs (14-12-1942): Reverse P30a 25 Francs 14 December 1942 P. Bourceret/
C. Bottin		 AU+ Archive Photo Icon
French West Africa 100 Francs (14-12-1942): Front French West-Africa 100 Francs (14-12-1942): Reverse P31a 100 Francs 14 December 1942 P.Bourceret/
C.Bottin		 AU/UNC Archive Photo Icon

Afrique Occidentale Française - French West Africa
ND(1944) Issue
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
French West Africa 1 Franc ND(1944): Front French West-Africa 1 Franc ND(1944): Reverse P34b 1 Franc ND(1944) UNC €50.00

Banque de l 'Afrique Occidentale - Bank of West Africa (Resumed)
1943-54 Issue
Front Reverse Code Denomination Date Signature Condition Price Cart
French West Africa 5 Francs (8-3-1951): Front French West-Africa 5 Francs (8-3-1951): Reverse P36 5 Francs
[Series X.128] 		8 March 1951 M. de Coppet/
E. Poilay		 UNC €125.00
French West Africa 25 Francs (17-8-1943): Front French West-Africa 25 Francs (17-8-1943): Reverse P38 25 Francs
[Series H.52] 		17 August 1943 G. Keller/
E. Poilay		 AU/UNC Archive Photo Icon
French West Africa 25 Francs (17-8-1943): Front French West-Africa 25 Francs (17-8-1943): Reverse P38 25 Francs
[Series U.56] 		17 August 1943 G. Keller/
E. Poilay		 XF/AU €200.00
French West Africa 25 Francs (19-12-1952): Front French West-Africa 25 Francs (19-12-1952): Reverse P38 25 Francs
[Series U.9894] 		19 December 1952 M. de Coppet/
E. Poilay		 VF €100.00
French West Africa 25 Francs (10-4-1953): Front French West-Africa 25 Francs (10-4-1953): Reverse P38 25 Francs
[Series K.11023] 		10 April 1953 M. de Coppet/
E. Poilay		 VF €100.00
French West Africa 5,000 Francs (22-12-1950): Front French West-Africa 5,000 Francs (22-12-1950): Reverse P43 5,000 Francs
[Series Q.285] 		22 December 1950 M. de Coppet/
E. Poilay		 AU Archive Photo Icon



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