Ch UNC West African States "D" (Mali) 1000 Francs 1981 ERROR P-406Db / B112Da2 3

Description

West African States
1000 Francs
Pick #406Db
1981
ERROR (stuck rotors)
An uncirculated example of a banknote from the West African States: 1000 Francs, Pick #406Db, issued for release in Mali (letter "D"), dated 1981, with signature 15.  Flawless, except for light handling marks.  The note pictured in the scans is the actual one being offered for sale.  This note has an erroneous checksum (serial number).  The first three digits of the 9-digit number at the top of the note should correlate with the block number at the bottom-right, but due to stuck rotors on the printing press in the first three positions of the checksum, on this note they do not.  "000" normally correlates to "A.001"; "001" to "B.001", "002" to "C.001", and so on.  Thus, the correct serial number for series "R.001" would begin with "016".  Because the rotors that controlled the digits printing in the first three positions of the checksum were stuck and this problem went undetected for a period of time, a number of notes were printed with "000" in these positions, even though the block number was higher than "A.001". (Note that the other six digits of the checksum match those printed at the bottom-left.  This is normal, and any mismatch between these numbers would also be indicative of a printing error.)
High-resolution scans or more information available upon request.  Many other (primarily African) banknotes are available in my eBay store.
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