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1000 Francos CFA Styracosaurus
| Issuer | Equatorial Guinea |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Value | 1000 Francos CFA |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea occupies the central field, depicting a silver shield bearing a silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) above a grey sea, surmounted by an arc of six gold eight-pointed stars representing the mainland and five islands. Two decorative scroll-form branches flank the base of the shield, bearing the national motto in three banners reading UNIDAD, PAZ, and JUSTICA. The circular legend REPUBLICA DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL arcs along the upper periphery, with the date divided as 19 and 93 flanking the shield at mid-field. The denomination 1000 FRANCOS is inscribed in large characters along the lower border, all within a beaded inner circle. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL 19 93 UNIDAD PAZ JUSTICA 1000 FRANCOS |
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Equatorial Guinea's run of dinosaur-themed coinage in the early 1990s was pure collector bait — struck with no intention of circulation, issued under licensing arrangements that flooded the market through European distributors. The CFA franc denominations were nominal; these pieces never moved through any West African economy.
The Styracosaurus, a Late Cretaceous ceratopsian from what is now Alberta, had no particular connection to Equatorial Guinea. The subject was chosen by the distributor, not the issuing authority.