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1000 Francs CFA Giant Panda - 3D Glass Sculpture Coin
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field features an engraved depiction of a giant panda rendered in low relief against a background of stylized bamboo stalks, with the date '2016' and the inscription 'GIANT PANDA' incused into the field. Two three-dimensional hand-crafted glass sculptures of seated giant pandas, rendered in white and black tones, are affixed to the surface of the coin as an applied decorative element, constituting the principal numismatic novelty of this issue. |
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Burkina Faso has issued coins under its own authority since independence in 1960, but the country's numismatic output is almost entirely collector-driven — it holds no practical monetary relationship with the panda. The giant panda series exploiting Central African franc issuing authority for the Asian collector market became a reliable revenue mechanism for several Franc CFA nations in the 2010s, with the actual striking typically contracted to European private mints. This piece falls squarely in that category.
The embedded domed glass element was a production technique pioneered by a small number of specialty mints, primarily B.H. Mayer's Mint in Germany, during this period.