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250 Francs CFA Tiger
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Technique | Proof |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a highly detailed portrait of a Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) rendered in high relief, occupying the right and lower portions of the field, depicted with its mouth slightly open and gaze directed forward. To the left, a large tiger paw print is incused into the polished field. The curved legend PREDATORS - PANTHERA TIGRIS arcs along the upper periphery, with the date 2020 inscribed below it at center. The purity and weight inscription 1/2 G .9999 FINEST GOLD appears along the lower left arc of the coin. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The BCEAO issues gold fractionals of this type primarily for the international bullion and collector market — they do not circulate within the West African CFA franc zone, where the currency remains pegged to the euro at 655.957 francs per euro, a rate fixed since 1999 and unchanged since the original franc peg of 1948. At half a gram of four-nines gold, the denomination printed on the coin bears no relationship to any transaction it would ever facilitate.