500 Francs 2004 [West Africa (BCEAO)]

Coins-Africa

Reverse
Along the upper edge from left to right is the French text: "UNION MONÉTAIRE OUEST AFRICAINE" - "WEST AFRICAN MONETARY UNION". Below is the year of issue, 2004. At the top is an image of four potato tubers, at the bottom - four cocoa beans. In the center is a two-line inscription in French: "500 FCFA" - "500 CFA FRANCS".
Obverse
In the center is an image of a sawfish. Below are the letters "RJ" - the initials of the artist: Raymond Joly. Along the edge is the French text: "BANQUE CENTRALE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST", which translates as: "CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICAN STATES".