| Issuer | French West Africa |
| Year | 1956 |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Value | 10 Francs (10 FCFA) |
| Currency | CFA franc (1944-1958) |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium) |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Dimensions | 23.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#6, Schön#6 |
| Obverse description | Marianne`s head, facing left, wearing a Phrygian cap with traditional French cockade dividing the date along with the privy mark above 19 of date (the wing was the symbol of Engraver General at the time of striking) along with the mintmark (a cornucopia was the symbol of Monnaie de Paris) and the G.B.L. Bazor signature on the collar. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 19 56
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
G.B.L. BAZOR (Translation: French Republic) |
| Reverse description | Leptoceros gazelle head within stalks of maize divides denomination; rim at the top is linked sorghum (an agricultural food crop). |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 10 Fs
AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE FRANÇAISE (Translation: French West Africa) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1956 - - 20 000 000 |
| Catalog ID | 1198853990 |
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