Ivory Coast has no constitutional or historical relationship with the British Crown — the country was a French colony and has been independent since 1960. These small-format gold issues, produced for the international collector market rather than any domestic monetary purpose, are authorized by the Ivorian government as a revenue stream and struck by private mints under license. The "100 Francs CFA" face value is nominal; the coin never circulated.
Ivory Coast has no constitutional or historical relationship with the British Crown — the country was a French colony and has been independent since 1960. These small-format gold issues, produced for the international collector market rather than any domestic monetary purpose, are authorized by the Ivorian government as a revenue stream and struck by private mints under license. The "100 Francs CFA" face value is nominal; the coin never circulated.