West Africa

TBB: B125.5aPick: PNLStraus:Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de MauritanieSeries: 2017–2020 IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 15. Unknown/Taher Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 66 mmColor(s): RedPrinter: Canadian Bank Note Company Front: Back:

TBB: B130aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Bank of Sierra LeoneSeries: 2022 IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 21a. Kallon/Stevens Substrate: PaperSize: 125 x 64 mmColor(s): Blue, OrangePrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B120KcPick: P719Kc Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'OuestSeries: 2003–2023 IssuesYear: 2014Signature: 40. Coulibaly/Kone Substrate: PaperSize: 114 x 60 mmColor(s): Orange, Brown, GreenPrinter: Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire Front: Sawfish figurine (a mythological symbol of prosperity and fecundity in West Africa); map...

TBB: B132aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Bank of Sierra LeoneSeries: 2022 IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 21a. Kallon/Stevens Substrate: PaperSize: 135 x 68 mmColor(s): Blue, Green, OrangePrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B235aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Central Bank of the GambiaSeries: 2019 IssuesYear: 2019Signature: 17. Jaab/Jammeh Substrate: PaperSize: 125 x 65 mmColor(s): RedPrinter: [unknown] Front: Giant kingfisher bird perched on a tree branch, and in flight; two standing bush fowl birds as registration device; coat...

TBB: B133aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Bank of Sierra LeoneSeries: 2022 IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 21a. Kallon/Stevens Substrate: PaperSize: 139 x 70 mmColor(s): Brown, Black, OrangePrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B222aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banco de Cabo VerdeSeries: 2019 IssuesYear: 2019Signature: 9. Unknown/Pinto Coehlo Serra Substrate: PaperSize: 124 x 62 mmColor(s): Red, Purple, Yellowish-greenPrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B340cPick: P49 Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 2015–2022 IssuesYear: 2021Signature: 7. Camara/Nabe Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 65 mmColor(s): Purple, Green, Red, BluePrinter: De La Rue Front: Woman with cimier hairstyle; pigeons taking flight; coat of arms; bank logo as...

TBB: B344bPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 2018–2022 IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 7. Camara/Nabe Substrate: PaperSize: 148 x 70 mmColor(s): Blue, Green, Orange, PurplePrinter: [unknown]

TBB: B131cPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de MauritanieSeries: 2023 Commemorative IssuesYear: 2023Signature: Substrate: CompositeSize: 130 x 66 mmColor(s): Gray, GreenPrinter: [unknown]

TBB: B324cPick: P35b Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 1998–2012 IssuesYear: 2012Signature: 3. Keita/Toure Substrate: PaperSize: 130 x 64 mmColor(s): PurplePrinter: De La Rue Front: Woman with headscarf; coat of arms; carving of a female. Back: Workers harvesting bananas; carving.

TBB: B127fPick: P32 Issuing Authority: Bank of Sierra LeoneSeries: 2010–2021 IsssuesYear: 2021Signature: 21b. Kallon/Stevens Substrate: PaperSize: 145 x 71 mmColor(s): Blue, PurplePrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B129aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Bank of Sierra LeoneSeries: 2022 IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 21a. Kallon/Stevens Substrate: PaperSize: 120 x 62 mmColor(s): Red, Orange, Black, Tan, BluePrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B128fPick: P33 Issuing Authority: Bank of Sierra LeoneSeries: 2010–2021 IsssuesYear: 2021Signature: 21b. Kallon/Stevens Substrate: PaperSize: 150 x 73 mmColor(s): Blue, GreenPrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B131aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Bank of Sierra LeoneSeries: 2022 IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 21a. Kallon/Stevens Substrate: PaperSize: 130 x 66 mmColor(s): Blue, Purple, Brown, Orange, GreenPrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B125fPick: P30 Issuing Authority: Bank of Sierra LeoneSeries: 2010–2021 IsssuesYear: 2021Signature: 21b. Kallon/Stevens Substrate: PaperSize: 135 x 67 mmColor(s): Red, YellowPrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B338bPick: P47b Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 2015–2022 IssuesYear: 2017Signature: 6. Kaba/Nabe Substrate: PaperSize: 128 x 63 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B126fPick: P31 Issuing Authority: Bank of Sierra LeoneSeries: 2010–2021 IsssuesYear: 2021Signature: 21b. Kallon/Stevens Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 69 mmColor(s): Blue, OrangePrinter: De La Rue

This banknote was never issued and not known to exist prior to 2024, when two collectors travelled to Mauritania and acquired a quantity of this and another unissued design, a 1000 Ouguiya from 1989 (B111a). TBB:  B111.5a Pick:  PNL Issuing Authority:  Banque Centrale de...

This banknote was never issued and only known to exist and cataloged as a specimen prior to 2024, when two collectors travelled to Mauritania and acquired a quantity of this and another unissued design, a 1000 Ouguiya from 1981 (B111.5a). The intaglio printing on...

TBB:  B340d Pick:  P49 Issuing Authority:  Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée Series:  2015–2022 Issues Year:  2022 Signature:  7. Camara/Nabe Substrate:  Paper Size:  140 x 65 mm Color(s):  Purple, Green, Red, Blue Printer:  De La Rue Front:  Woman with cimier hairstyle; pigeons taking...

TBB:  B342b Pick:  PNL Issuing Authority:  Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée Series:  2018–2022 Issues Year:  2022 Signature:  8. Cissé/Kaba Substrate:  Paper Size:  138 x 68 mm Color(s):  Green, Blue, Brown Printer:  Unknown Front:  Man wearing cap; pigeons taking flight; coat of arms....

TBB:  B339d Pick:  P48 Issuing Authority:  Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée Series:  2015–2022 Issues Year:  2022 Signature:  8. Cissé/Kaba Substrate:  Paper Size:  134 x 64 mm Color(s):  Tan Printer:  Unknown Front:  Woman with plaits; pigeons taking flight; coat of arms. Back:  Scene...

TBB:  B341.5b Pick:  PNL Issuing Authority:  Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée Series:  2018–2022 Issues Year:  2022 Signature:  8. Cissé/Kaba Substrate:  Paper Size:  128 x 63 mm Color(s):  Green Printer:  De La Rue Front:  Woman with headscarf; pigeons taking flight; coat of arms....

TBB: B105aPick: P5a Issuing Authority: Bank of BiafraSeries: 1969 IssuesYear: 1969Signature: 1. Ugoh/Uzoaga Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 70 mmColor(s): Dark brown, GreenPrinter: [unknown]

This set consists of five banknotes, one each of: West African States 500 Francs | 2022 | B120Ak | P119A  West African States 1000 Francs | 2022 | B121Av | P115A  West African States 2000 Francs | 2022 | B122Av | P116A  West African...

This set consists of five banknotes, one each of: West African States 500 Francs | 2022 | B120Ck | P319C   West African States 1000 Francs | 2022 | B121Cv | P315C   West African States 2000 Francs | 2022 | B122Cv | P316C   West African...

This set consists of five banknotes, one each of: Guinea 100 Francs, 2012, B324c, P35bGuinea 500 Francs, 2012, B328b, P39bGuinea 1000 Francs, 2006, B329a, P40Guinea 5000 Francs, 2012, B330b, P41bGuinea 10000 Francs, 2012, B336a, P46

This is a full set of current Guinea denominations, consisting of seven banknotes, one each of: Guinea 100 Francs, 2015, B337a, PA47Guinea 500 Francs, 2018, B341.5a, PNLGuinea 1000 Francs, 2017, B339b, P48bGuinea 2000 Francs, 2018, B342a, PNLGuinea 5000 Francs, 2015, B340a, P49Guinea 10000 Francs, 2018,...

This is a combination of two full sets: the older 1000, 2000, 5000 & 10,000 Leones series last issued in 2021, and the newly re-denominated series issued in July 2022, where they dropped three zeroes off the four previous denominations, plus added a new 20-Leone...

This is a full set of the re-denominated series issued in July 2022, where they dropped three zeroes off the four previous denominations, plus added a new 20-Leone banknote. This set consists of five banknotes, one each of: Sierra Leone 1 Leone, 2022, B129a,...

This full set consists of four banknotes, one each of: Sierra Leone 1000 Leones, 2021, B125f, P30Sierra Leone 2000 Leones, 2021, B126f, P31Sierra Leone 5000 Leones, 2021, B127f, P32Sierra Leone 10000 Leones, 2021, B128f, P33

TBB: B202aPick: P55a Issuing Authority: Banco de Cabo VerdeSeries: 1977 IssuesYear: 1977Signature: 1. da Luz/Santos Substrate: PaperSize: 144 x 71 mmColor(s): BluePrinter: "Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co."

TBB: B212aPick: P68a Issuing Authority: Banco de Cabo VerdeSeries: 1999-2007 IssuesYear: 2005Signature: 7. de Andrade Lopes/Augusto de Burgo Substrate: PaperSize: 121 x 62 mmColor(s): Blue-gray, Black, OrangePrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B213aPick: P69a Issuing Authority: Banco de Cabo VerdeSeries: 1999-2007 IssuesYear: 2007Signature: 8. Pinto Frederico/Augusto de Burgo Substrate: PaperSize: 130 x 65 mmColor(s): Green, Yellow, RedPrinter: Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire

TBB: B217aPick: P71 Issuing Authority: Banco de Cabo VerdeSeries: 2014 IssuesYear: 2014Signature: 8. Pinto Frederico/Augusto de Burgo Substrate: PolymerSize: 124 x 62 mmColor(s): Red, Purple, Yellowish-greenPrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B127aPick: P23 Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de MauritanieSeries: 2017–2020 IssuesYear: 2017Signature: 14. Sidna/Raiss Substrate: PolymerSize: 135 x 66 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: Canadian Bank Note Company

TBB: B126aPick: P22 Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de MauritanieSeries: 2017–2020 IssuesYear: 2017Signature: 14. Sidna/Raiss Substrate: PolymerSize: 130 x 66 mmColor(s): PurplePrinter: Canadian Bank Note Company

TBB: B204bPick: P13b Issuing Authority: Banco Central da Guiné-BissauSeries: 1990–1993 IssuesYear: 1993Signature: 2. Ribeiro/Barber Substrate: PaperSize: 150 x 64 mmColor(s): BrownPrinter: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited

TBB: B203aPick: P12 Issuing Authority: Banco Central da Guiné-BissauSeries: 1990–1993 IssuesYear: 1990Signature: 1. Gomes/Barber Substrate: PaperSize: 134 x 66 mmColor(s): Dark Blue, VioletPrinter: Thomas De La Rue & Company Limited

TBB: B343bPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 2018–2022 IssuesYear: 2020Signature: 7. Camara/Nabe Substrate: PaperSize: 146 x 70 mmColor(s): VioletPrinter: [unknown]

TBB: B339cPick: P48 Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 2015–2022 IssuesYear: 2018Signature: 6. Kaba/Nabe Substrate: PaperSize: 134 x 64 mmColor(s): TanPrinter: [unknown] Front: Woman with plaits; pigeons taking flight; coat of arms. Back: Scen from an open pit bauxite mine with...

TBB: B318aPick: P28a Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 1985 IssuesYear: 1985Signature: 3. Keita/Toure Substrate: PaperSize: 120 x 54 mmColor(s): BluePrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B117f Pick: P17fIssuing Authority: Bank of Ghana Series: 1972–1978 Issues Year: 1978 Signature: 7. AshiagborSubstrate: Paper Size: 152 x 75 mm Color(s): Red Printer: De La Rue

TBB: B121AvPick: P115A Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'OuestSeries: 2003–2023 IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 45. Yaya/Koné Substrate: PaperSize: 125 x 65 mmColor(s): Pink, Orange, Brown, PurplePrinter: Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire Front: Sawfish figurine (a mythological symbol of prosperity and fecundity in West Africa);...

TBB: B341.5aPick: PNL Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 2018–2022 IssuesYear: 2018Signature: 7. Camara/Nabe Substrate: PaperSize: 128 x 63 mmColor(s): GreenPrinter: De La Rue

TBB: B339aPick: P48a Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 2015–2022 IssuesYear: 2015Signature: 5. Camara/Nabe Substrate: PaperSize: 134 x 64 mmColor(s): TanPrinter: [unknown] Front: Woman with plaits; pigeons taking flight; coat of arms. Back: Scen from an open pit bauxite mine with...

TBB: B329aPick: P40 Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale de la République de GuinéeSeries: 2006–2012 IssuesYear: 2006Signature: 3. Keita/Toure Substrate: PaperSize: 139 x 68 mmColor(s): TanPrinter: De La Rue Front: Woman with plaits; coat of arms; drum. Back: Steam shovel loading dump trucks at an open...

TBB: B122AvPick: P116A Issuing Authority: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'OuestSeries: 2003–2023 IssuesYear: 2022Signature: 45. Yaya/Koné Substrate: PaperSize: 130 x 65 mmColor(s): Blue, Purple, Green, PinkPrinter: Francois-Charles Oberthur Fiduciaire Front: Sawfish figurine (a mythological symbol of prosperity and fecundity in West Africa);...

TBB: B152dPick: P37Ae Issuing Authority: Bank of GhanaSeries: 2013–2017 IssuesYear: 2017Signature: 15. Addison Substrate: PaperSize: 140 x 67 mmColor(s): BrownPrinter: De La Rue Front: Portrait of Dr. Kramer Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president. Stack of nine gold bars; star; statue of Nkrumah wearing robe. Back:...