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100 Francs CFA Venus
| Issuer | Ivory Coast |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Thickness | 0.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Centrally placed coat of arms of the Republic of Ivory Coast, depicting an elephant head in the upper shield, a palm tree and a rising sun in the lower quarters, flanked by two laurel branches below. The circular legend around the periphery reads REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE with the denomination 100 FRANCS CFA inscribed in the lower portion of the legend. |
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| Reverse description | Detailed topographic map of the planet Venus rendered in a stippled or dot-matrix style, set against a bi-metallic style field with an orange-toned ring surrounding the central silver-toned design. The inscriptions PLANET VENUS appear in the upper legend, while the date 2017 and the weight and fineness 1/2 G .999 FINE GOLD are inscribed in the lower portion of the field. |
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The BCEAO, the West African monetary authority that normally governs coinage for Ivory Coast, had no involvement in this issue. It belongs to a category of small-format gold pieces produced under licensing arrangements with European minting houses — primarily the Monnaie de Paris and several private mints — where individual member states nominally authorize collector pieces that never circulate domestically. The 0.5g format places it squarely in a product line designed for the European bullion gift market, not for Ivorian commerce.