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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
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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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