The Economic and Monetary Community of Central African States (CEMAC) is made up of six independent states in Central Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. CEMAC’s central bank is the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) which issues banknotes for the member states denominated in CFA francs. CFA is an abbreviation of Coopération financière en Afrique centrale ("Financial Cooperation in Central Africa"). The legacy of the CFA franc is rooted in French colonialism. The CFA franc was introduced to the French colonies in Equatorial Africa in 1945 and remained in use as the colonies achieved their independence. (Equatorial Guinea, a former Spanish colony, adopted the CFA franc in 1984.) Between 1975 and 1992 individual states issued paper money in their own names (listed separately). Since 1993, banknotes with the same designs have been issued for the Central African States, distinguished only by a letter code appearing on the notes.
The first two digits of the serial number are the last two digits of the year of issue.
The first two digits of the serial number are the last two digits of the year of issue.
The first two digits of the serial number are the last two digits of the year of issue.
The first two digits of the serial number are the last two digits of the year of issue.