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10 Francs Essai
| Issuer | Banque Centrale du Mali |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Currency | Franc (1962-1984) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | E S S A I |
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Mali's post-independence coinage program produced a series of essais — trial strikes submitted for official approval — that in many cases never translated into circulating issues. This 1976 aluminium piece is one such example: struck for evaluation purposes, it entered collections rather than pockets. The Banque Centrale du Mali was navigating a turbulent monetary period, having rejoined the West African CFA franc zone in 1984 after years operating its own currency, and many proposed issues from the mid-1970s were rendered moot by that eventual realignment.