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Central African
Monetary Union
Cameroon Congo Central African Republic
Equatorial Guinea Gabon Tchad
see also:
Central Africa

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Issue of 1972 (common reverse for all countries):
Central Africa, 500 francs CFA 1972 Central Africa, 1000 francs CFA 1972 Central Africa, 5000 francs CFA 1972 Central Africa, 10.000 francs CFA 1972
Issue of 1982 (common reverse for all countries):
Central Africa, 500 francs CFA 1982 Central Africa, 1000 francs CFA 1982 Central Africa, 5000 francs CFA 1982 Central Africa, 10.000 francs CFA 1982
Issue of 1992 (common design for all countries):
Central Africa, 500 francs CFA 2000, P202Eg Central Africa, 500 francs CFA 2000, P202Eg Central Africa, 1000 francs CFA 2000, P202Eg Central Africa, 1000 francs CFA 2000, P202Eg
Central Africa, 2000 francs CFA 2002, P103Ch Central Africa, 2000 francs CFA 2002, P103Ch Central Africa, 5000 francs CFA 1999, P604Pe Central Africa, 5000 francs CFA 1999, P604Pe
Central Africa, 10.000 francs CFA 1993, P605P Central Africa, 10.000 francs CFA 1993, P605P
Issue of 2002 (common design for all countries):
Central Africa, 500 francs CFA 2002, P106T Central Africa, 500 francs CFA 2002, P106T Central Africa, 1000 francs CFA 2002, P107T Central Africa, 1000 francs CFA 2002, P107T
Central Africa, 2000 francs CFA 2002, P608C Central Africa, 2000 francs CFA 2002, P608C Central Africa, 5000 francs CFA 2002, Pnew Central Africa, 5000 francs CFA 2002, Pnew
Central Africa, 10.000 francs CFA 2002, Pnew Central Africa, 10.000 francs CFA 2002, Pnew

The Central Africal Monetary Union was formed in the colonial period of it's member countries history as a regional group in the Franc Zone. The members are Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Tchad. All these countries have one common currency unit - CFA franc. 1 franc equals 100 santimes.
Banknote design was the following until 1990ies: all front sides of the banknotes were different and showed the country of issue, while the reverse was common for all countries. In 1992 all banknotes were replaced by unified design notes, without variations for each member country. Banknote series' prefixes shows the country of the banknotes' origin:

A - Gabon
C- Tchad
E - Equatorial Guinea
M - C. Afr. Republic
T - Congo Republic
U - Cameroun

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