5000 French West African franc note |
Paper money of the French colonies 5000 Francs |
French West Africa banknotes, French West Africa paper money, French West Africa bank notes.
Obverse: Allegory of France with African Women.
Reverse: Young man playing on harp with girlfriend.
AOF Afrique occidentale française - French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (Mali), French Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), Dahomey (Benin) and Niger. The capital of the federation was Dakar. The federation existed from 1895 until 1960.