| Issuer | Western African States |
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| Year | 1965-2023 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Francs CFA |
| Currency | CFA franc (1958-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium-nickel-bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel) |
| Weight | 3 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Gabriel Bernard, Lucien Bazor |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#2a, Schön#11a |
| Obverse description | Emblem of Central Bank of West African States and denomination |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE 5 F. ETATS DE L`AFRIQUE DE L`OUEST (Translation: Central Bank of [the] West African States) |
| Reverse description | Gazelle |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | G.B.L.BAZOR 2011 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Mintage | 1965 - - 12 510 000 1967 - - 6 510 000 1968 - - 6 000 000 1969 - - 8 000 000 1970 - - 10 005 000 1971 - - 10 005 000 1972 - - 5 010 000 1973 - - 6 000 000 1974 - - 13 326 000 1975 - - 16 890 000 1976 - - 20 010 000 1977 - - 22 000 000 1978 - - 39 800 000 1979 - - 11 000 000 1980 - - 18 000 000 1981 - - 18 000 000 1982 - - 25 000 000 1984 - - 31 620 000 1985 - - 16 000 000 1986 - - 8 000 000 1987 - - 26 500 000 1989 - - 44 500 000 1990 - - 20 000 000 1991 - - 19 000 000 1992 - - 9 000 000 1993 - - 6 500 000 1994 - - 8 500 000 1995 - - 11 500 000 1996 - - 21 500 000 1997 - - 18 060 000 1999 - - 54 930 000 2000 - - 2 550 000 2001 - - 8 000 000 2002 - - 20 000 000 2003 - - 6 000 000 2004 - - 2 800 000 2005 - - 2006 - - 2007 - - 2008 - - 2009 - - 2010 - - 2011 - - 2012 - - 2013 - - 2014 - - 2015 - - 2016 - - 2017 - - 2018 - - 2019 - - 2020 - - 2021 - - 2022 - - 2023 - - |
| Numisquare ID | 3344959480 |
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