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100 Francs CFA Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
| Issuer | Ivory Coast |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Technique | Proof |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire, depicting an elephant head above a shield flanked by two palm trees on either side. The circular legend 'REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '100 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed along the lower periphery. The design is rendered in high-relief proof finish against a polished field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus — built around 350 BC for the Satrap Mausoleus in what is now Bodrum, Turkey — gave the English language the word "mausoleum" and stood for roughly seventeen centuries before earthquakes reduced it to rubble. By the 15th century, the Knights of St. John were quarrying its stonework for Bodrum Castle. Ivory Coast has no historical connection to the site; this is one of dozens of Seven Wonders-themed bullion issues produced under West African CFA franc authority primarily for the collector export market, with the BCEAO lending its imprimatur to pieces designed and distributed almost entirely outside the region.