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1000 Francs CFA Chameleon Eye
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Burkina Faso occupies the central field, depicting a shield bearing a star and stripes, flanked by two rearing stallions as supporters, with crossed swords behind the shield and an open book at the base. A ribbon scroll below the shield carries the national motto in three segments: 'Unité', 'Progrès', and 'Justice'. The legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO' arcs around the upper periphery, with 'BURKINA FASO' inscribed on a banner across the top of the arms. The denomination '1000 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed in bold relief along the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO Unité Progrès Justice 1000 FRANCS CFA |
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Burkina Faso issues coins through the Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, which serves eight West African nations sharing the CFA franc — meaning this piece carries the name of a landlocked country that has no independent monetary authority and strikes no circulating coinage of its own. The "issuer" designation is effectively a licensing arrangement with a European mint producing collectibles against a sovereign name.
The chameleon eye series exploits a legitimate optical curiosity: the animals' eyes move independently and rotate nearly 360 degrees, a feature that lent itself to the lenticular or rotating insert technology several mints began deploying aggressively in the 2010s for the collector market.