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1000 Francs CFA Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries
| Issuer | Gabon |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#115 |
| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Gabon is depicted centrally in the field, featuring a heraldic shield supported by two black panthers rampant, with an okoumé tree issuing above the shield. The shield bears a sailing ship on its lower half and three roundels above, separated by a horizontal band. A scroll beneath the supporters carries the national motto 'UNION TRAVAIL JUSTICE'. The country name 'RÉPUBLIQUE GABONAISE' arcs along the upper legend in Latin characters, while the denomination '1000 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed along the lower legend. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is a commune in the Camargue delta of southern France — its annual Romani pilgrimage draws tens of thousands each May. Its appearance on a Gabonese franc CFA issue has nothing to do with any historical or economic tie between Gabon and Provence; this is a numismatic novelty piece, one of dozens of colorized copper-core "collector" francs CFA issued by the BEAC zone countries through private minting arrangements, typically with European firms packaging foreign imagery for the souvenir market.