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250 Francs CFA Megalodon
| Issuer | Senegal |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE DU SÉNÉGAL UN PEUPLE UN BUT UNE FOI 250 FRANCS CFA (Translation: Republic of Senegal One Nation, One Goal, One Faith) |
| Reverse description | A detailed rendering of a Megalodon shark is depicted in profile facing left, occupying the central field. The legend PREDATORS - MEGALODON - EXTINCT arcs above the creature, with the date 2022 completing the upper inscription. Below the principal motif, the weight and fineness are indicated in two lines reading 1/2 G and .9999 FINEST GOLD, attesting to the coin's precious metal content. |
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Senegal issues currency under the West African CFA franc zone, meaning the Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest holds actual monetary authority — making these small-format gold pieces a legal tender curiosity issued largely for the collector market rather than any circulating monetary function. The megalodon theme follows a wave of prehistoric creature bullion issues that flooded the numismatic market in the early 2020s, most produced by the Scottsdale Mint or similar private refiners under licensing arrangements with cooperative sovereign issuers.