Official territory name: French Equatorial Africa
French Equatorial Africa was a federation of French colonial territories in Equatorial Africa which consisted of Gabon, French Congo, Ubangi-Shari, and Chad. It existed from 1910 to 1958 and its administration was based in Brazzaville.
Under the Fourth Republic (1946–58), the federation was represented in the French parliament. When the territories voted in the September 1958 referendum to become autonomous within the French Community, the federation was dissolved. In 1959 the new republics formed an interim association called the Union of Central African Republics, before becoming fully independent in August 1960.
For later / current issues see:
Territory state: Last issue
INSTITUT D’ÉMISSION DE L’AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE ET DU CAMEROUN
- ND (1957) Issue
5 francs P-28; B-501 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 104 x 56 mm
Front: Sailing ship “La Boudeuse”, portrait of Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, a great french navigator of the 17th century.
Back: Antillean woman in traditional costume leaning on a basket of fruit in front of a local landscape with a creole box that would have belonged to Josephine future Empress (Source: Maurice Kolsky). At the bottom of the back in the center, article 139 of the Penal Code in a blue cartouche.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) – BF.
Watermark: Seamless watermark composed of small boats and anchors.
Signature: Georges Armand Gautier & Claude Panouillot.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND (1957). | 15. | 45. | 150. |
| as1. Specimen perforated “SPECIMEN” diagonally. | – | – | – |
| as2. Perforated specimen “SPECIMEN”, overprinted w/ a black stamp. | – | – | – |
10 francs P-29; B-502 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 116 x 64 mm
Front: Jean-Baptiste Colbert (Marquis de Seignelay), sailing ships.
Back: Lush exotic landscape and a view of a river on which a pirogue sails. At the bottom of the back right, article 139 of the Penal Code printed in a light blue cartouche.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) – BF.
Watermark: Seamless watermark composed of small boats and anchors.
Signature: Georges Armand Gautier & Claude Panouillot.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND (1957). | 20. | 55. | 150. |
| as1. Perforated, overprinted SPECIMEN in black. 2 perforations. | – | – | – |
| as2. SPECIMEN perforated oblique and 2 triangle perforations. | – | – | – |
20 francs P-30; B-503 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 136 x 73 mm
Front: Portrait of Emile Gentil, French explorer of the nineteenth century and left, village scene with four people dressed in a loincloth.
Back: Young man in bust in front of a landscape with a view on a river. At the bottom of the back right, article 139 of the Penal Code printed in a brown cartridge.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) – BF.
Watermark: Seamless watermark composed of small boats and anchors.
Signature: Georges Armand Gautier & Claude Panouillot.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND (1957). | 25. | 75. | 185. |
| as1. Specimen perforated “SPECIMEN” diagonally. | – | – | – |
| as2. Perforated specimen “SPECIMEN”, overprinted with a black star. | – | – | – |
50 francs P-31; B-504 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 114 x 74 mm
Front: Cameroonian girl picking coffee cherries.
Back: Two young men working on floating tree trunks on a river with a forest in the background. At the bottom of the back left, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in a yellow cartridge.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) – BF.
Watermark: Girl’s face Sango (Oubangui).
Signature: Georges Armand Gautier & Claude Panouillot.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND (1957). | 10. | 20. | 80. |
| as. Specimen perforated vertically. Overprinted w/ a specimen N°. | – | – | – |
100 francs P-32; B-505 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 128 x 82 mm
Front: In a medallion in the center, portrait of Félix Éboué, Governor General of Cameroon. On his left, a girl carrying a jar on her head. On the right, four men in a pirogue on a river and their village in the background.
Back: On the right, portrait of a Bamikele from the village of Bafoussam (Source: Maurice Kolsky) and view of a wharf at the port of Douala and the Wouri River.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) – BF.
Watermark: Girl’s face Sango (Oubangui).
Signature: Georges Armand Gautier & Claude Panouillot.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND (1957). | 10. | 30. | 110. |
| as1. Specimen perforated vertically. Overprinted w/ a specimen N°. | – | – | – |
| as2. Specimen perforated “SPECIMEN” vertically. | – | – | – |
500 francs P-33; B-506 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 140 x 90 mm
Front: On the left, a young woman in traditional dress poses in front of the huts of her village.
Back: A freight train passing over a bridge in a lush landscape. The value in figures is printed in blue on the sides of the note. At the bottom right, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in a pink cartouche.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) – BF.
Watermark: Girl’s face Sango (Oubangui).
Signature: Georges Armand Gautier & Claude Panouillot.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND (1957). | 35. | 140. | 400. |
| as. Specimen perforated vertically. Overprinted w/ a specimen N°. | – | – | – |
1000 francs P-34; B-507 Color: Multicolor Dimensions: 158 x 102 mm
Front: On the left, a young girl showing off her basket filled with cocoa pods.
Back: A man in a field picking cotton flowers. The value in figures is printed in green blue on the sides of the bill. On the bottom left, article 139 of the Penal Code is printed in an orange-pink cartouche.
Security thread: None.
Printer: Banque de France (France) – BF.
Watermark: Bacongo girl’s head.
Signature: Georges Armand Gautier & Claude Panouillot.
| Description | VG | VF | UNC |
| a. Date: ND (1957). | 45. | 150. | 425. |
| as1. Specimen perforated vertically. Overprinted w/ a specimen N°. | – | – | – |
| as2. Perforated specimen “SPECIMEN” vertically. | – | – | – |
| as2. Overprinted “SPECIMEN” on the left and number on the wmk. | – | – | – |