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1000 Francs CFA Panda
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#127 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The BCEAO — the West African monetary union's central bank — issues very few collector coins, making this panda-themed piece an outlier in a catalog dominated by circulating francs. Panda-branded bullion and numismatic coins have historically been a Chinese Mint franchise, and the appearance of the motif on a Francophone West African issue reflects the broader commercial licensing arrangements that have allowed private minting firms to sell panda-themed products through smaller sovereign issuers since the 2010s.
KM#127 is essentially a privately marketed numismatic product issued under BCEAO authority rather than a coin produced for monetary purposes.