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100 Francs CFA Saltwater crocodile
| Issuer | Republic of Côte d'Ivoire |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed high-relief depiction of a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) emerging from water, its massive head turned slightly to the left with jaws agape, revealing rows of teeth in sharp naturalistic detail. The textured scales of the crocodile's body are rendered with exceptional sculptural precision, occupying the majority of the coin's field. A mountainous coastal landscape with volcanic peaks and water is suggested in low relief in the background. The inscription 1G .999 AU appears along the lower exergue, denoting the coin's weight, fineness, and gold composition. |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Proof - 2,000 |
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Côte d'Ivoire has no independent minting infrastructure; these issues are produced by foreign private mints under licensing arrangements, placing them firmly in the category of legal-tender bullion struck primarily for the collector export market rather than domestic circulation. The CFA franc itself is issued collectively by the BCEAO for eight West African states, making a unilateral Ivorian gold issue something of a legal curiosity within that monetary union.