Currency of French Equatorial Africa

Jean Elsen sale 163, lot 2306

This specimen was lot 2306 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €320 (about US$370 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANCAISE, Banque centrale, 1000 francs, s.d. (1957). Numéro 16517. Traces de plis. (French Equatorial Africa, central bank, undated one thousand francs, circa 1957. Traces of folds, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

Catalog reference: Pick 34.

Source:

• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

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