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5 Francs CFA

Issuer Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO)
Year 1960
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse lettering 5 F. BANQUE CENTRALE ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST
(Translation: Central Bank of [the] West African States)
Reverse description A frontal view of a gazelle head emerges from a decorative composition of stylised grain stalks and tropical foliage arranged symmetrically across the field, enclosed within a beaded inner border. The engravers' signatures 'G.B. L. BAZOR' appear in small lettering to the lower left, and the date '1960' is incused at the base of the design, flanked by small decorative dashes.
Reverse script Latin
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