1000 Francs CFA The Rhinoceros, Left

Burkina Faso has no rhinoceros population and no historical connection to the animal — the choice is purely commercial, aimed at the European and North American bullion collector market that drove a wave of African-nation silver issues in the 2010s. The CFA franc itself is issued by the BCEAO and pegged to the euro, meaning Burkina Faso exercises no independent monetary policy over coins struck in its name. The face value of 1000 francs CFA is nominal; the silver content alone exceeds it by a factor of roughly thirty at any recent spot price.