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10 000 Francs CFA Ammonoidea
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Burkina Faso is depicted centrally, featuring a shield bearing a white five-pointed star on a red field, flanked by two rearing white stallions facing inward. The shield is surmounted by crossed traditional weapons and a scroll bearing the legend BURKINA FASO, with an open book and sprigs of vegetation at the base. The national motto UNITÉ PROGRÈS JUSTICE appears on a ribbon beneath the shield. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO arcs around the upper field, while the denomination 10000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed prominently in the lower field. The coin is issued in antique finish, lending the entire design a darkened, antiqued appearance. |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, three-dimensional inset of an authentic ammonoidea fossil is set into the center of the reverse field, displaying the characteristic tightly coiled spiral shell with naturalistic coloration and intricate suture patterns rendered in high relief. Surrounding the fossil insert, the polished and antiqued silver field features engraved depictions of additional ammonite outlines and fossilized textures. The legend WORLD OF EVOLUTION arcs along the upper periphery, while AMMONOIDEA is inscribed along the lower border. The coin's specifications 1 KG AG 0.999 and the date 2016 appear within the field, completing the design. |
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Ammonoidea became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous, roughly 66 million years ago, and their fossilized remains have been recovered on every continent including Antarctica. Burkina Faso has no coastline and no notable ammonite fossil sites — the subject matter is entirely disconnected from the issuing country, a common feature of the modern "fantasy bullion" market where landlocked or small-economy nations license their minting authority to European distributors targeting collector niches.
The kilogram format places this squarely in the investor-collector crossover segment that expanded sharply after 2008.