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1500 Francs CFA European Football Championship 2008
| Issuer | Ivory Coast |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Two football players in dynamic action pose are depicted in the foreground, with the Tivoli-Neu Stadion of Innsbruck rendered in detailed relief in the background. The year 2008 appears prominently in the upper field in large numerals, while the date 2007 is inscribed within the stadium design. The circular legend around the periphery reads CHAMPIONNAT EUROPÉEN DE FOOTBALL above and INNSBRÜCK · SUISSE/AUTRICHE · below, referencing the host cities and nations of the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament. |
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| Mintage | 2007 - Proof |
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Ivory Coast issued this piece in 2007 ahead of Euro 2008 — a tournament held in Austria and Switzerland that the country had no sporting connection to whatsoever. These small-format gold issues were a revenue instrument, sold to collectors through distribution networks in Europe rather than circulated domestically. The CFA franc zone's monetary authority, the BCEAO, had no hand in authorizing commemorative programs of this type; individual member states contracted directly with private minting houses, which explains the proliferation of tangentially themed issues from West African issuers throughout the 2000s.