New bank notes are more compact, more modern and better secured – BEAC governor

The Bank of Central African States Beac put yesterday December 15 new banknotes “type 2020” into circulation within the CEMAC region. The new range includes notes of FCFA500, FCFA2,000, FCFA5,000, and FCFA10,000. According to official information, the Central Bank seeks, through this approach, to “be one step ahead of counterfeiters with more secure notes that are difficult to forge,” explains Emmanuel Asafor Sho, the first BEAC deputy national director in Cameroon. This was during a press conference held on December 14, 2022, in Yaoundé. “Bank cashiers and public accountants have been trained in the authentication of the 2020 range banknotes.…