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1500 Francs CFA Ceratotherium Simum
| Issuer | Ivory Coast |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#111 |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts two white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) in natural habitat, with an adult and a juvenile shown in profile moving to the left, rendered in fine high-relief detail. A stylized acacia tree appears in the background to the right, evoking the African savannah setting. The species name CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM is inscribed as a curved legend along the upper periphery. The date 2011 and the specifications 0.5 grs or pur .9999 appear in the lower field, confirming the coin's fine gold content. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The white rhinoceros depicted on this issue belongs to a species that came within a handful of animals of total extinction in the late 19th century — the southern subspecies was reduced to roughly 50–100 individuals in a single South African reserve by 1900. Recovery efforts since have brought numbers back above 20,000, making it one of conservation's genuine success stories.
Ivory Coast's issuance of wildlife-themed fractional gold has often been handled through external minting arrangements, with these small-format pieces targeting the European collector bullion market rather than any domestic circulation.