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Currency of Equatorial Guinea: Central African CFA franc

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Central African CFA franc · XAF · Currency Union

Central African CFA franc
ISO XAF · EQUATORIAL GUINEA
FCFA
FCFA
Central African CFA franc
ISO codeXAF
SymbolFCFA
Monetary authorityBank of Central African States (BEAC)
XAF
ISO 4217 code
Currency identifier
1
Currencies with an official role
Currency Union
FCFA
Currency symbol
Use the ISO code when a symbol is ambiguous
Pegged
Exchange-rate context
Formal monetary link
CurrencyCentral African CFA franc
ISO codeXAF
Largest note10,000 F
Largest coin500 F
Current note seriesBEAC Type 2020
Pegged toEuro (fixed parity)

Who Issues Equatorial Guinea's Currency

Instead of issuing a fully independent national unit, Equatorial Guinea participates in the shared regional system behind the Central African CFA franc (XAF). The currency carries symbol FCFA and ISO numeric code 950. A documented peg forms part of the currency arrangement and influences how its external value is managed.

For an XAF comparison in Equatorial Guinea, Bank of Central African States (BEAC) administers the Central African CFA franc at regional level. Equatorial Guinea participates in that currency union instead of operating a separate national issue. This provides the rate context explicit.

Currency architectureCurrency Union
Primary currencyCentral African CFA franc (XAF)
Monetary authorityBank of Central African States (BEAC)
ModifiersPegged

For Equatorial Guinea, interpret the Central African CFA franc (XAF) reference rate together with its observation date. The same currency pair can produce a different customer outcome once a bank, card network or money-transfer provider applies its own pricing. The page uses Regional or system monetary authority for the institutional currency context.

Exchange Rate for XAF

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Banknotes and Coins

Banknotes

BEAC's Type 2020 banknote range has five denominations: 500, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 and 10,000 CFA francs. The common series circulates across the CEMAC monetary union.

500 FTYPE 2020
1,000 FTYPE 2020
2,000 FTYPE 2020
5,000 FTYPE 2020
10,000 FTYPE 2020
Shared BEAC design across CEMAC

Coins

BEAC's circulation coin series comprises 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 500 CFA francs.

1F
2F
5F
10F
25F
50F
100F
500F
Shared BEAC coinage

Frequently Asked Questions

What currency is used in Equatorial Guinea?

When reading an XAF conversion, For Equatorial Guinea, the union's XAF arrangement also includes the formal link to its reference currency. Equatorial Guinea uses the Central African CFA franc (XAF) through a regional currency union administered by Bank of Central African States (BEAC).

Who manages the currency system in Equatorial Guinea?

For currency calculations involving Equatorial Guinea, the Central African CFA franc (XAF) is administered regionally by Bank of Central African States (BEAC), and Equatorial Guinea participates in that shared monetary arrangement.

Are the exchange rates for Equatorial Guinea real-time?

On this Equatorial Guinea currency page. For supported pairs, the converter retrieves the latest available reference observation and keeps the date visible. It is not a tick-by-tick dealing price or a promise of the rate a provider will offer. It keeps the institutional fact separate from market data.

Data note: Figures marked with * are sourced from external institutions or data providers and may change after publication. Exchange rates, payment statistics and other time-sensitive figures are provided for general reference and may not reflect current market, bank, card-network or transaction rates. DigifyWorld aims to use reliable sources and keep information current, but cannot guarantee that all data is complete, real-time or 100% accurate. Check the cited source or relevant monetary authority when making financial decisions.

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Sources & methodology

For monetary-system facts, the primary reference is Bank of Central African States (BEAC), supplemented by the applicable framework for Equatorial Guinea. The XAF code follows ISO 4217. Structural exchange-regime facts are not mixed with a dated reference-rate observation. The comparison stays the conversion benchmark easy to verify.

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Exchange-rate note: the XAF converter for Equatorial Guinea requests a supported reference-rate source and displays the observation date. If no supported observation is available, the converter shows that a reference rate is unavailable instead of estimating one.