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100 Francs CFA Wombat
| Issuer | Ivory Coast |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#237 |
| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire is depicted at centre, featuring an elephant's head on a shield flanked by two palm trees, with a rising sun above. The circular legend RÉPUBLIQUE DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE arcs around the upper field, with the date 2025 appearing above the arms. The denomination 100 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in the lower field below the coat of arms. |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE 2025 100 FRANCS CFA |
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The wombat has no connection whatsoever to Ivory Coast, the CFA franc zone, or West African monetary history. This is a privately marketed bullion piece issued under a nominal CFA authority — a practice that accelerated sharply in the 2010s as Pacific and African associate mints discovered that exotic animal themes sold reliably to European collectors regardless of geographic logic. The Ivory Coast has been used repeatedly as the nominal issuing authority for such pieces, with the BCEAO having no meaningful involvement in their production or distribution.