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10 Francs CFA
| Issuer | Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 1966-1981 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a frontal view of a West African long-horned antelope (sassaby or topi), its elongated ribbed horns sweeping upward to the rim, flanked symmetrically by sheaves of millet and maize ears rendered in fine relief. A decorative border of stylised seed pods encircles the entire composition. The engravers' signature 'G.B.L. BAZOR' appears in small incised lettering to the lower left of the field. The date of issue is inscribed along the lower exergue between two small decorative dashes, the whole design reflecting the naturalistic yet formal engraving style characteristic of the Monnaie de Paris. |
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| Mintage | 1966 - - 6,000,000 1967 - - 3,500,000 1968 - - 6,000,000 1969 - - 7,000,000 1970 - - 7,000,000 1971 - - 8,000,000 1973 - - 8,500,000 1974 - - 10,000,000 1975 - - 17,000,000 1976 - - 18,000,000 1977 - - 11,000,000 1978 - - 20,620,000 1979 - - 11,000,000 1980 - - 15,900,000 1981 - - 12,000,000 |
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The BCEAO was established in 1962 as the successor monetary authority to the Institut d'Émission de l'Afrique Occidentale Française, inheriting the CFA franc zone that France had structured after the war to keep its former colonies economically integrated — and dependent. This 10 Francs issue was struck at the Paris Mint throughout its production run, a arrangement that itself reflects how little monetary infrastructure existed within the member states. The composition shift from the earlier KM#1 distinguishes this variety, the aluminium-nickel-bronze alloy replacing a simpler aluminium piece.