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1500 Francs CFA The Sacred Crocodile
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Composition | Gold |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, stylized depiction of a crocodile head in left profile dominates the central field, rendered with fine engraved linework accentuating the reptile's scaled texture, elongated snout, and distinctly detailed eye. The curved legend LE CROCODILE SACRÉ arcs along the upper portion of the field, referencing the sacred crocodiles venerated at the Bazoulé pond near Ouagadougou. The date 2013 is inscribed in the lower exergue. The design is struck against a dark, contrasting proof field that enhances the sculptural relief of the crocodile motif. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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