Obverse description	Emblem of Central Bank of West African States
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L`AFRIQUE DE L`OUEST JPR (Translation: Central Bank of the West African States JPR)
Reverse description	The denomination with the date below
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	1 FRANC UNION MONETAIRE OUEST-AFRICAINE 1978 JP. RĒTHORĒ (Translation: 1 Franc West African Monetary Union 1978)
Edge	Smooth
Mint	Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
Mintage	1976  - - 8 000 000 1977  - - 15 700 000 1978  - - 21 840 000 1979  - - 16 560 000 1980  - - 13 000 000 1981  - - 2 000 000 1982  - - 6 000 000 1984  - - 33 400 000 1990  - - 10 000 000 1991  - - 3 477 000 1992  - - 6 000 000 1995  - - 3 000 000 1996  - - 3 000 000 1997  - - 1 500 000 1999  - - 4 000 000 2000  - - 50 000 2001  - - 2 350 000 2002  - - 1 600 000 2011  - lighter and thinner -
Catalog ID	4280790250
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