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1000 Francs CFA The Rhinoceros, Left
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the national coat of arms of Burkina Faso prominently displayed in the central field, featuring the shield, crossed torches, and the national motto on a ribbon. Surrounding the arms, the circular legend reads REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO along the upper periphery, with the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA inscribed below, and the motto UNITE PROGRES JUSTICE completing the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO Unité Progrès Justice 1000 FRANCS CFA (Translation: Republic of Burkina Faso Unity, Progress, Justice) |
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Burkina Faso's wildlife coin program, issued under the West African CFA franc framework, is a licensing arrangement — the coins are legal tender in name but produced entirely for the international collector market, never intended to circulate in Ouagadougou or anywhere else. The issuing authority is the BCEAO, the regional central bank governing eight West African states, which means Burkina Faso exercises limited independent control over what actually reaches production under its name.
KM#130 is one of several rhinoceros-themed pieces competing in a crowded segment of the modern silver bullion-adjacent market, differentiated primarily by left-facing die orientation from otherwise similar regional issues.