500 RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE CINQ CENT FRANCS 500

Multicolored printing on the front and back, predominantly orange, brown and yellow. Texts in French. Security background composed of geometric shapes and scrolls. In the centre at the top, the words “RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE” are printed in brown. Below, the full number of the note is printed in black. The value “500” is printed in blue and brown in two opposite corners. The signatures, the number and the series are printed in black. On the left, the watermark and on the right, a wooden sculpture representing an ancestral figure with an offering bowl on its head and a vase next to it. On the right, a stylised flower contains the value “500” and above, the value in letters is printed in brown.

500 BANQUE DES ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE 500 LES AUTEURS OU COMPLICES DES FALSIFICATIONS OU DE CONTREFAÇON DE BILLETES DE BANQUE SERONT PUNIS CONFORMÉMENT AUX LOIS ET ACTES EN VIGUEUR

Security background composed of geometric shapes, scrolls and a rosette in the center. In the foreground, a seated young man is carving a mask. Two finished sculptures are placed on the right. The value "500" is printed in white and brown in the opposite corners. At the top center, the wording of the issuing institution "BANK OF CENTRAL AFRICAN STATES" is printed in brown. On the right, the watermark and other wooden sculptures. At the bottom center, the article of the penal code is printed in a cartouche.