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1000 CFA Francs Galago Senegalensis
| Issuer | Republic of Senegal |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1945-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of Senegal at centre, comprising a quartered shield supported by two lions rampant and surmounted by a five-pointed star, the whole flanked by stylised palm fronds forming a wreath. The arc legend RÉPUBLIQUE DU SÉNÉGAL curves along the upper periphery in raised Latin characters, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed along the lower arc. The design is struck in high relief against a mirror-polished proof field. |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE DU SÉNÉGAL 1000 FRANCS CFA |
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Senegal's CFA franc issues of this type were struck under licensing arrangements common to several West African nations that, despite issuing their own numismatic coinage, remain bound to the West African Economic and Monetary Union and its fixed parity with the euro. The coins carry Senegalese authority but were produced by European private mints — in this case almost certainly Berne's Swissmint contractors or a similar European facility — a standard arrangement for the region's collector series.
The Senegal bush baby, Galago senegalensis, was formally described by É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1796 from specimens collected along the Senegal River.