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1000 Francs CFA Tiger
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | ANIMALIUM |
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The BCEAO issues currency on behalf of eight West African nations whose economies remain tied to the franc CFA, a currency pegged first to the French franc and, since 1999, to the euro at a fixed rate — a arrangement that has generated sustained political debate about monetary autonomy across the region. These collector issues exist largely outside that debate, produced for the international numismatic market rather than domestic circulation.
The tiger has no native range anywhere in West Africa, making this a purely commercial wildlife theme with no regional ecological or cultural grounding.