1 Franc CFA Essai

Issuer	Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO)
Year	1976
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Obverse description	Central motif depicting a stylized traditional African mask rendered in high relief, facing forward with elongated features and hatched decorative detailing. To the upper left, two stylized leaf or wing forms flank the mask in a symmetrical arrangement. The legend BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST curves along the full circumference of the coin. The word ESSAI and the engraver's initials JPR appear in the left field, identifying this as a trial piece by Jean-Pierre Réthoré.
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Obverse lettering	BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST ESSAI JPR (Translation: Central Bank of the West African States Trial)
Reverse description	Large bold numeral '1' occupies the central field, accompanied by the denomination FRANC inscribed to its right. The date 1976 appears below the denomination in large numerals. The legend UNION MONETAIRE OUEST-AFRICAINE curves along the upper and lower periphery, with two small map outlines of West African member states flanking the lower portion of the field. The engraver's signature JP. RÉTHORÉ is inscribed along the lower rim.
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