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1500 Francs CFA Olympian Statue of Jupiter
| Issuer | Ivory Coast |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts the Statue of Zeus (Jupiter) at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, shown as a colossal enthroned figure rendered in detailed relief. The god is seated upon an elaborate throne flanked by decorated columns, his right hand extended and his draped robes rendered with fine sculptural detail. The date '2010' appears in the lower field. The surrounding legend reads 'MERVEILLES DU MONDE DE L'ANTIQUITE' along the upper periphery, with 'STATUE DE JUPITER OLYMPIEN' inscribed in the lower portion of the legend. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "Olympian Statue of Jupiter" refers to the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, destroyed — most likely by fire — sometime in the 5th or 6th century AD. Ivory Coast's extended series of large-format silver issues commemorating the Seven Wonders began appearing around 2009–2010, marketed primarily to European collector markets with essentially no circulation in the issuing country itself.
The CFA franc is pegged to the euro through the French Treasury, meaning Ivory Coast exercises no independent monetary policy — these coins exist purely as a revenue mechanism for the national treasury via collector premiums.