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250 Francs CFA Rodrigues giant day gecko
| Issuer | Senegal |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse lettering | PREDATORS - PHELSUMA GIGAS - EXTINCT - 2022 1/2 G.9999 FINEST GOLD |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Rodrigues Island, part of Mauritius, sits roughly 600 kilometers east of the main island and hosts a gecko population that has been functionally isolated long enough to produce a distinct species. The coin was issued under the West African CFA franc issuing authority — meaning Senegal's name appears on a piece commemorating fauna that has no geographic connection to Senegal whatsoever, a routine arrangement in the modern bullion novelty market where issuing rights are licensed rather than earned.