| Description de l’avers |
The obverse features the denomination numeral '10' prominently displayed in the center of the field, with the word 'FRANCS' inscribed below. The issuer's legend 'BANQUE CENTRALE DU MALI' curves along the upper periphery, while the date '1976' appears at the base. Decorative triangular and geometric motifs, rendered in a stylized West African idiom, punctuate the legend at cardinal points. The entire design is framed by a border of alternating raised triangular notches encircling the coin's rim. |
| Écriture de l’avers |
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| Légende de l’avers |
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| Description du revers |
The reverse presents a naturalistic depiction of a millet plant in full ear, its heavy grain-laden stalks arching gracefully outward from a central stem to fill the field. The plant's textured seed heads are rendered in fine relief, conveying the agricultural importance of millet to the Malian economy. No legends or inscriptions appear on this face; the design is purely pictorial. The composition is enclosed by the same border of raised triangular notches as found on the obverse, providing visual continuity to the coin's design. |
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Mali's post-independence coinage was issued through the short-lived Banque de la République du Mali, but following the country's reintegration into the West African Monetary Union in 1984, the central bank's independent issuing authority was effectively wound down. This 1976 piece falls within that transitional window — struck while Mali still maintained its own currency apparatus, years before the CFA franc was permanently restored as the national currency.