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10 000 Francs CFA Siegfried Dragonslayer
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1960-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national coat of arms of Burkina Faso, depicting two rearing horses flanking a central shield charged with a book, a star, and the national motto ribbons inscribed UNITÉ, PROGRÈS, and JUSTICE. The shield is surmounted by crossed spears. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO runs along the upper periphery, with the denomination 10000 FRANCS CFA prominently displayed in the lower field. The coin displays an antique finish, lending the design a rich, aged appearance. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Burkina Faso has issued commemorative coinage through the BCEAO framework since the 1990s, but the Siegfried series sits at the far end of the thematic spectrum — a West African issuing authority licensing Germanic heroic mythology for the collector market, a practice driven entirely by European dealer demand rather than any domestic cultural program. These large-format kilogram pieces were produced by private minting houses under contract, with Burkina Faso's name on the coin functioning essentially as a licensing arrangement.
The KM#50 reference places it within a crowded field of similar issues from this period, when several BCEAO member states issued oversized silver pieces targeting the same narrow segment of European and Asian collector markets.