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10 000 Francs CFA The Council of Constance
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the national coat of arms of Burkina Faso at center, featuring two rampant horses flanking a central escutcheon bearing a crossed spear and torch above an open book, with a central five-pointed star, all supported by leafy branches. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO arcs along the upper periphery, while a ribbon bearing BURKINA FASO appears across the shield's chief. The motto UNITE PROGRES JUSTICE is inscribed on a lower ribbon across the coat of arms. The denomination 10000 FRANCS CFA is prominently displayed in the lower field in large raised lettering. The relief work is rendered in an antique finish giving the design a high-relief, medallic character. |
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| Reverse lettering | 600 YEARS COUNCIL OF CONSTANCE 1414-1418 1 KG AG.999 |
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The Council of Constance, held between 1414 and 1418, resolved the Western Schism by deposing three rival claimants and electing Martin V — the first time a church council had successfully overridden a sitting pope. Burkina Faso's position as an issuer of large-format commemorative silver has nothing to do with that medieval ecclesiastical drama, of course; the coin belongs to a well-documented category of CFA-franc novelty issues produced for the European collector market, with no meaningful circulation in Ouagadougou.
At a kilogram of .999 silver struck to 100mm, the specification places it firmly in the "cabinet piece" category. The Council itself ended with the burning of Jan Hus at the stake in 1415, despite a safe-conduct guarantee — a detail that haunted Catholic-Hussite relations for the next century.