P-106A

106A	WEST AFRICAN STATES - Côte d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast
Value	500 Francs
Issued by	Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
Code Letter	A
Date	1981-1990 for similar earlier notes (1979 & 1980) see WEST AFRICAN STATES P-105A


Zebus, man	Date palm, farm

106Aa

1988
signatures: A. Kone & A. Fadiga

Remark:
This signature combination has appeared on two separate occasions because A. Kone served twice as President of the Council of Ministers:
ﬁrst for a brief period in 1977, and then for a full term in 1988-89. This causes confusion over catalog listings, which are in signature order. The 1988-89 signature Kone/Fadiga issues thus precedes the 1981 signature Ky/Fadiga notes in the catalog, which is contrary to the real chronology.

106Ab

1981
10 digits serial # (Printer: Banque de France)
signatures: E. Ky & A. Fadiga

106Ac

1981
9 digits serial # (Printer: Oberthur, France)
signatures: E. Ky & A. Fadiga

106Acx

1981
9 digits serial #
first three digits "000" (Printer: Oberthur, France)*
signatures: E. Ky & A. Fadiga

* When Oberthur started producing the 500 and 1.000 Francs notes dated 1981, the print rotors for the ﬁrst three digits of the serial number were stuck on zero. At least half of these denominations dated 1981 are error notes with the ﬁrst three digits of the serial number as zeros.
the correct number of the above note should read: 181695378

Block A-Z.1 to A-Z.7 = 175.000.000
+ Block A-F.8 = 6.000.000
+ 695.378
= 181.695.378

* not listed in catalog