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250 Francs CFA Titanoboa
| Issuer | Senegal |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Diameter | 11 mm |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Senegal is depicted at centre, featuring a quartered shield with a lion passant and a baobab tree, flanked by two palm branches and surmounted by a five-pointed star. The motto scrolls read 'UN PEUPLE', 'UNE FOI', and 'UN BUT' on the ribbons surrounding the shield. The circular legend 'RÉPUBLIQUE DU SÉNÉGAL' arcs above in the upper field, while the denomination '250 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed in bold relief along the lower field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the snake this coin commemorates, was excavated from the Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia beginning in 2009 — a fossil discovery that forced paleontologists to revise their models of post-extinction equatorial temperatures, since a cold-blooded animal of that bulk requires ambient heat well beyond previous estimates for the Paleocene. Senegal's involvement is purely jurisdictional; the BCEAO issues collector bullion under CFA franc denominations as a licensing arrangement, with no pretense of domestic relevance to the subject matter.