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1000 Francs CFA African Big Five - Elephant
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1960-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO Unité Progrès Justice 1000 FRANCS CFA |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The "African Big Five" bullion and collector series issued through BCEAO has drawn consistent criticism from numismatists for a straightforward reason: the West African Economic and Monetary Union member states — Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo — have no elephants classified under the traditional Big Five, a category defined by big-game hunters operating in East and Southern Africa. The series sells on continental branding rather than any meaningful connection to the issuing authority's geography.