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Central African CFA franc (Gabon usage only)


Name: Central African CFA franc
Defn: 100c=1fr
Symbol: ₣
Code: XAF
Desc: actually FEA franc before 1945
Units of money:
centime c 1
franc fr 100

Users of this currency: Cameroun (1194 stamps, 1915-2015), Central African Republic (9417 stamps, 1959-2020), Chad (3415 stamps, 1922-2020), Republic of the Congo (1804 stamps, 1959-2015), Equatorial Guinea (463 stamps, 1985-2014), Gabon (1789 stamps, 1886-2019) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Gabon in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1c 5   1904 blk pc=gray issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1932 brnvio issue=1932 d=timber raft on Ogowe River
2c 5   1904 brn pc=buff issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1932 blk issue=1932 d=timber raft on Ogowe River
4c 5   1904 cl pc=lav issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1932 grn issue=1932 d=timber raft on Ogowe River
5c 16   7/1/1886 red pc=yelgrn issue=1886 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value//GAB oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-20c ... 1932 issue=1932 due d=Fang woman due
10c 19   7/1/1886 red pc=yelgrn issue=1886 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value//GAB oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-20c ... 1932 issue=1932 d=timber raft on Ogowe River dkbl&brn d=Fang warrior AE unissued
15c 10   12/28/1888 blk pc=lav issue=1888 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-10c ... 1932 red issue=1932 d=timber raft on Ogowe River
20c 8   1904 red pc=grn issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1932 issue=1932 due d=Fang woman due
25c 15   7/1/1886 red pc=yelgrn issue=1886 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value//GAB oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-20c ... 1932 issue=1932 d=timber raft on Ogowe River
30c 11   1904 yelbrn issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1932 issue=1932 d=de Brazza (1932)
35c 4   1906 blk pc=yel issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1924 vio&grn issue=1924 d=Libreville AE ovpt=AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE//FRANCAIS oc=blk on=35c-vio&grn-Libreville AE
40c 6   1904 red pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1932 pur issue=1932 d=de Brazza (1932)
45c 9   1907 blk pc=graygrn issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1932 issue=1932 d=de Brazza (1932)
50c 15   7/1/1886 bl issue=1886 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value//GAB oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-15c ... 12/10/1962 dt=produce (1962) d=pineapple (1962)
60c 3   1928 blgrn issue=1928 due d=scroll (1882) ovpt=GABON//A.E.F. oc=blk on=issuer=France-issue=1893 due-60c ... 1932 issue=1932 due d=Fang woman due
65c 3   2/1/1925 olgrn&brn issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=1fr-olgrn&brn-unissued ... 1932 prusbl issue=1932 d=de Brazza (1932)
75c 6   7/1/1886 bl issue=1886 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value//GAB oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-15c ... 1932 blk pc=red issue=1932 d=de Brazza (1932)
85c 1   2/1/1925 olgrn&brn issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=1fr-olgrn&brn-unissued
90c 4   6/14/1926 red&cer issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=75c-red&cer-unissued ... 1932 carrose issue=1932 d=de Brazza (1932)
1fr 16   1904 brnzgrn pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 5/3/1973 issue=history of flight 1973 d=Montgolfiere balloon 1783
1.10fr 1   1928 dlgrn&rosered issue=1924 ovpt=AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE//FRANCAIS oc=blk on=1.10fr-dlgrn&rosered-unissued
1.25fr 2   6/14/1926 dkbl&ultra issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=1fr-dkbl&ultra-unissued, 1932 vio issue=1932 d=Gabonese village
1.50fr 4   6/14/1926 ltbl&dkbl issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=1fr-ltbl&dkbl-unissued ... 1932 bl issue=1932 d=Gabonese village
1.75fr 1   1932 grn issue=1932 d=Gabonese village
2fr 16   1904 vio&car issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 5/3/1973 issue=history of flight 1973 d=Santos-Dumont airship 1901
3fr 12   6/14/1926 mag&olbrn issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=5fr-mag&olbrn-unissued ... 7/20/1976 dt=motorcycles (1976 Gabon) d=Motobe´cane France
4fr 1   5/3/1973 issue=history of flight 1973 d=Clement Ader Avion III 1897
5fr 30   1904 lil issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1/31/2002 ltbl&blk issue=2002 d=mother breast-feeding child
10fr 29   6/14/1926 orgbrn&grn issue=1925 provisional oc=blk on=5fr-orgbrn&grn-unissued ... 1/31/2002 issue=2002 d=mother breast-feeding child
10+5fr 1   3/9/1964 dkbl&orgbrn issue=save Nubian monuments
15fr 23   11/28/1959 issue=1959 d=Leon Mba face ... 7/1/1981 yelgrn&blk issue=1981 d=mother breast-feeding child
20fr 26   6/14/1926 redvio&orgred issue=1925 provisional ovpt=20F bars oc=blk on=5fr-redvio&orgred-unissued ... 7/1/1981 rosevio&blk issue=1981 d=mother breast-feeding child
25fr 55   11/28/1959 issue=1959 d=Leon Mba profile ... 1/31/2002 issue=2002 d=mother breast-feeding child
25+5fr 3   4/7/1962 yelgrn issue=Malaria Eradication ... 3/9/1964 redpur&viobl issue=save Nubian monuments
30fr 60   9/8/1962 issue=African & Malagasy Union ... 8/13/1980 issue=1980 dt=arms (1980 Gabon) d=arms of Région District de Bitam
40fr 47   10/15/1968 d=cacao ... 1/31/2002 issue=2002 d=mother breast-feeding child
50fr 76   5/21/1960 issue=CCTA d=CCTA emblem ... 1/31/2002 issue=2002 d=mother breast-feeding child
50+5fr 1   3/9/1964 issue=save Nubian monuments
55fr 4   1/31/1971 issue=Apollo 14 ... 5/7/1971 issue=Flowers by Air, text in different colors
60fr 44   9/4/1962 issue=1st philatelic exhibition in Gabon dt=Evolution of Air Transport ... 5/1/1981 issue=23rd Congress of Lions Club District 403 Libreville d=Port Gentil Lions Club banner
65fr 2   4/4/1972 dt=flowers in Acanthaceae d=Physacanthus nematosiphon, 10/25/1974 issue=World Cup 1974
70fr 3   2/7/1972 issue=UNESCO Save Venice Campaign ... 7/2/1981 issue=R.P. Klaine (missionary) 70th death anniversary dt=religious personalities d=The 70th Anniversary of the Death of R. …
75fr 34   8/10/1967 issue=UN Commission for Women ... 1/31/2002 issue=2002 d=mother breast-feeding child
80fr 27   11/23/1962 d=Ntchorere ... 5/1/1981 issue=23rd Congress of Lions Club District 403 Libreville d=Libreville Cocotiers
85fr 10   2/9/1961 issue=UN admission d=map & flag ... 7/20/1971 dt=minerals (1971 Gabon) d=Uranium
90fr 50   5/18/1966 dt=French space achievements ... 5/30/1989 dt=fruits (1989 Gabon)
100fr 218   10/8/1960 issue=5th World Forestry Congress ... 6/5/2004 dt=biodiversity d=Hyperolius kuligae
120fr 12   1/31/1971 issue=Apollo 14 ... 9/15/1980 issue=OPEC 20th d=men holding emblem
125fr 172   12/5/1970 issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Claude Dornier d=Douglas "Cloudster" ... 2/23/2005 issue=Rotary 100th
130fr 4   1/21/1972 issue=Winter Olympics 1972 ... 2001 issue=Traditional Dances 2001
135fr 5   3/12/1983 issue=15th Anniversary of National Renewal d=Epitorium trochiformis ... 8/7/1984 dt=arms of Gabon districts d=arms of N'Djole
140fr 3   2/7/1972 issue=UNESCO Save Venice Campaign ... 4/8/1975 issue=Easter 1975 d="The Crucifixion" - Bellini
150fr 27   12/5/1970 issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Claude Dornier d=De Havilland DH-2 ... 11/10/1986 dt=hairstyles (1986)
150+75fr 1   5/8/1997 issue=Appeal for Funds for the Red Cross
160fr 2   7/23/1986 dt=flowers (1986 Gabon) d=Dissotis decumbens, 8/11/1986 dt=Town Arms (1986) d=arms of Leconi
165fr 6   6/30/1980 issue=Franceville 100th d=de Brazza on Map of Gabon ... 2/17/1988 dt=Traditional Musical Instruments (1988) d=Xylophone Fang
170fr 1   12/5/1972 brncar&blgrn issue=Olympics 1972 Gold Medal Winners
175fr 44   6/9/1982 issue=Flower "Caprice des Dames" ... 9/20/1994 grnyel&blk issue=1994 d=mother breast-feeding child
180fr 1   2/11/1972 issue=1972 surcharges oc=blk on=100fr
185fr 3   9/7/1983 issue=Tourism 1983 d=Wonga Wongue Preserve ... 11/16/1985 issue=International Centre of Bantu Civilisations d=International Centre of Bantu Civilisations
190fr 1   2/19/1981 issue=World Cup 1982 in 1981
200fr 58   7/23/1960 blgrn&brn d=Albert Schweitzer (1960) ... 9/15/1993 dt=trapping
225fr 132   4/20/1983 dt=fauna (1983) d=Loxodonta africana (1983) ... 6/5/2004 dt=biodiversity d=Merops malimbicus
250fr 41   12/15/1960 blkgrn&blk issue=Olympics 1960 d=++on=500fr ... 5/25/2015 issue=Re-Exploration of Remboué Oil Field
260fr 82   7/27/1976 issue=Olympics 1976 ... 6/5/2004 dt=biodiversity d=owl (2004 Gabon)
290fr 1   9/18/1986 dt=butterflies (1986 Gabon) d=Urania sp.
300fr 29   4/1/1967 issue=Old airplanes d=De Havilland Heron (1967) ... 2/10/1998 issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Diana, Princess of Wales
350fr 28   6/4/1981 issue=200th Anniversary of the Birth of George Stephenson ... 1/24/2019 issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon c
360fr 1   5/14/1980 dt=Celebrities Anniversaries d=Gustave Flaubert
380fr 1   12/19/1978 issue=75th Anniversary of First Powered Flight
400fr 4   12/5/1970 redbrn<bl issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Claude Dornier d=Anthony Fokker ... 4/7/1990 issue=World Health Day
500fr 107   2/17/1962 issue=Air Afrique ... 5/25/2015 issue=Re-Exploration of Remboué Oil Field
700fr 19   1/24/2019 issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Victor Afene
1000fr 21   12/4/1965 gld issue=Schweitzer memorial ... 1/24/2019 issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Hervé Moutsinga
1500fr 31   7/30/1971 issue=Apollo 15 d=Apollo XV ... 8/1/2010 issue=50th Anniversary of Independence
2000fr 1   8/17/1982 issue=22nd Anniversary of Independence
2500fr 1   2/23/2005 issue=Rotary 100th
3000fr 4   2/10/1998 issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Diana, Princess of Wales ... 6/5/2014 issue=5th Anniversary of Death of Omar & Edith Lucie Bongo Ondimba
5000fr 4   12/5/2008 issue=41st Anniversary of the Accession of President Bongo Ondimba ... 7/6/2013 issue=Albert Schweitzer Hospital Centennial
10000fr 1   6/5/2014 issue=5th Anniversary of Death of Omar & Edith Lucie Bongo Ondimba

Used by 1789 stamps of Gabon: (See all uses as list)
7/1/1886 10c red pc=yelgrn issue=1886 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value//GAB oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-20c perf=14x13.5
7/1/1886 25c red pc=yelgrn issue=1886 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value//GAB oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-20c perf=14x13.5
7/1/1886 50c bl issue=1886 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value//GAB oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-15c perf=14x13.5
7/1/1886 75c bl issue=1886 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value//GAB oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-15c perf=14x13.5
7/1/1886 5c red pc=yelgrn issue=1886 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value//GAB oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-20c perf=14x13.5
12/28/1888 15c blk pc=lav issue=1888 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-10c perf=14x13.5
12/28/1888 15c brnzgrn pc=straw issue=1888 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-1fr perf=14x13.5
12/28/1888 25c blk pc=lav issue=1888 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-10c perf=14x13.5
12/28/1888 25c car pc=rose issue=1888 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-75c perf=14x13.5
12/28/1888 25c grn pc=grn issue=1888 d=Commerce (1881) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-1881-5c perf=14x13.5
3/27/1889 15c blk issue=1889 d=scroll (1882) ovpt=GABON//TIMBRE//value oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-type=postage due-1884-5c imperf
3/27/1889 15c blk issue=1889 d=scroll (1882) ovpt=GABON//TIMBRE//value oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-type=postage due-1884-30c imperf
3/27/1889 25c blk issue=1889 d=scroll (1882) ovpt=GABON//TIMBRE//value oc=blk on=issuer=French Colonies-type=postage due-1884-20c imperf
5/18/1889 15c blk issue=1889 b imperf
5/18/1889 25c blk issue=1889 b imperf
1904 2fr vio&car issue=Navigation & Commerce perf=14x13.5
1904 1fr brnzgrn pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce perf=14x13.5
1904 75c vio pc=org issue=Navigation & Commerce perf=14x13.5
1904 50c brn pc=bl issue=Navigation & Commerce perf=14x13.5
1904 5fr lil issue=Navigation & Commerce perf=14x13.5
1904 40c red pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce perf=14x13.5
1904 30c yelbrn issue=Navigation & Commerce perf=14x13.5
1904 2c brn pc=buff issue=Navigation & Commerce perf=14x13.5
1904 4c cl pc=lav issue=Navigation & Commerce perf=14x13.5
1904 20c red pc=grn issue=Navigation & Commerce perf=14x13.5
... skipping 1739 ...
1/24/2019 1000fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon a d=Hervé Moutsinga
1/24/2019 1000fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon a d=Michel Antchout
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon a d=Augustin Boumah
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon a d=Victor Afene
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon a d=Marie Madeleine Mborantsou
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon a d=Paul Malekou
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon a d=Marc-Aurelien Tondjokoue
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon a d=Dominique Noungouere
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon a d=Séraphin Ndaou-Rembogo
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon a d=Jean-Pierre Ndong
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon a d=Louise Angue
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Marie Madeleine Mborantsou
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Augustin Boumah
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Victor Afene
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Paul Malekou
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Dominique Noungouere
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Séraphin Ndaou-Rembogo
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Marc-Aurelien Tondjokoue
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Jean-Pierre Ndong
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Louise Angue
1/24/2019 1000fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Michel Antchout
1/24/2019 1000fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon b d=Hervé Moutsinga
1/24/2019 700fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon c d=Marie Madeleine Mborantsou
1/24/2019 350fr issue=Constitutional Court of Gabon c
10c dkbl&brn d=Fang warrior AE unissued

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