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1000 Francs CFA Belem
| Issuer | Ivory Coast |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire occupies the central field, depicting a shield bearing an elephant's head in profile, flanked by two palm trees and surmounted by a rising sun with radiating flames. A scroll beneath the shield bears the legend REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in large characters along the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed and finely engraved full-rigged three-masted sailing ship, the Belem, is depicted under sail in left-facing profile, with all sails set and rigging rendered in high relief against a mirror proof field. Stylised waves fill the lower portion of the reverse beneath the vessel's hull, on which the name BELEM is visible. The name BELEM appears within a decorative ribbon banner along the upper arc of the field, and the date 2006 is inscribed to the right in the lower field. |
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