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1 Franc
| Issuer | French Equatorial Africa |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1945-1960) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Marianne wearing a winged Phrygian cap, engraved in the Art Deco style by L. Bazor. The portrait is rendered in fine relief with stylised feathering on the cap. A harbour scene featuring four berthed vessels appears in the background field behind the effigy. The date appears in the lower exergue. The surrounding legend reads REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE and UNION FRANÇAISE, with the engraver's signature L.BAZOR and mintmark GB flanking the date. |
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| Reverse description | A forward-facing head of a leptoceros gazelle (slender-horned gazelle) rendered in fine relief, its long, ringed horns rising prominently into the upper field. The central motif is flanked by abundant agricultural vegetation including maize cobs and leafy crops, symbolising the region's natural wealth. The denomination '1 F.' is divided by the gazelle's horns into the upper left and upper right fields respectively. The circular legend AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE runs along the lower periphery, separated from the inner design by a beaded border of stylised floral ornaments. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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