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1500 Francs CFA African Unity
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 1500 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER 1500 FRANCS CFA REPUBLIQUE DU MALI 1500 FRANCS CFA UN PEUPLE.UN BUT.UNE FOI REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO 1500 FRANCS CFA REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN 1500 FRANCS CFA REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D`IVOIRE 1500 FRANCS CFA (Translation: Republic of Niger Republic of Mali One People One Goal One Faith Republic of Congo Republic of Benin Republic of Ivory Coast) |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a magnificent male African lion in a recumbent pose, rendered in high relief with exceptional detail in the mane, musculature, and coat texture. The lion faces left with its head raised, set against a dramatic African savanna landscape featuring an imposing flat-topped mountain — reminiscent of Kilimanjaro — and sparse acacia trees receding into the background. The legend AFRICA UNITED arcs prominently across the upper field in bold raised lettering. The inscription 3 oz .999 Ag 2017 appears along the lower field, denoting the coin's silver content, fineness, and year of issue. |
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The 1500 Francs CFA denomination exists almost entirely as a collector vehicle — it has no practical circulation role in the BCEAO monetary zone, where the highest everyday coin is 500 Francs. Issues at this weight and fineness are produced under licensing arrangements with European minting houses, typically Arthus-Bertrand in Paris, and the issuing central bank exercises little editorial control over the final product.
The African Unity theme has appeared across multiple years and issuers in the CFA franc zone, making KM# attribution the only reliable way to distinguish individual releases in a crowded series.