See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration! or register with email

Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!

100 Francs CFA Acropolis of Athens

Issuer Mali (1960-date)
Year 2015
Type Log in to see details
Value Log in to see details
Currency Log in to see details
Composition Log in to see details
Weight Log in to see details
Diameter Log in to see details
Thickness 0.5 mm
Shape Log in to see details
Technique Log in to see details
Orientation Log in to see details
Engraver(s) Log in to see details
In circulation to Log in to see details
Reference(s) Log in to see details
Obverse description Log in to see details
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering Log in to see details
Reverse description Log in to see details
Reverse script Log in to see details
Reverse lettering Log in to see details
Edge Plain
Mint Log in to see details
Mintage Log in to see details
Additional information

Mali's CFA franc issues of this type are struck under licensing arrangements common among smaller nations that use the commemorative coin market as a modest foreign exchange revenue stream. The Acropolis subject has no particular connection to Mali — these thematic pairings are selected by the contracted minting agencies, typically European, based on collector demand rather than national significance.

At 0.5 grams of .999 gold, the piece contains just under 0.016 troy ounces — enough to qualify as a legal tender gold coin while remaining affordable as a novelty issue.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE