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10 000 Francs CFA King Cobra
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Diameter | 100 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE 2023 10000 FRANCS CFA |
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| Reverse script | Latin, Latin (cursive) |
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The BCEAO issues commemorative coinage under a licensing arrangement that has drawn consistent criticism from economists and West African sovereignty advocates alike — the franc CFA itself remains pegged to the euro at a fixed rate, with roughly 50% of member-state foreign reserves held in the French Treasury, a structural arrangement dating to 1945 that has never been fundamentally renegotiated.
The king cobra is not native to West Africa. Its appearance here reflects the global bullion novelty market's demand for dramatic wildlife subjects rather than any regional zoological connection.