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250 Francs CFA Sand kiting
| Issuer | Senegal |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 250 Francs CFA |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a colorized central roundel, framed by a green-enameled ring, depicting a sand kiter in full action: a figure seated on a wheeled board is propelled across a sandy landscape by a large parafoil kite, with a radiant sun in the upper left of the scene. The legend AUF DEM LAND arcs along the upper left periphery and SANDKITEN along the upper right, separated by raised dots. The date 2019 is divided at the lower sides of the roundel, and the inscription 1/2 G .9999 FINEST GOLD appears along the lower margin, confirming the coin's weight and fineness. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Senegal issues coinage through the Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, the regional central bank governing the eight-nation CFA franc zone — meaning this piece carries Senegalese attribution but was never produced by any Senegalese mint authority acting independently. These small-format gold issues from BCEAO member states are struck almost exclusively for the collector market, with no meaningful circulation history.
The 0.5g specification places it among the smallest gold bullion-adjacent pieces in modern issue, a format popularized after the mid-2000s boom in fractional gold collectibles targeting European and Asian retail buyers.