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5 Francs Pattern
Issuer | French Equatorial Africa |
Year | 1958 |
Type | Coin pattern |
Value | 5 Francs (5 FCFA) |
Currency | CFA franc (1945-1960) |
Composition | Aluminium bronze |
Weight | 2.84 g |
Dimensions | 19.8 mm |
Thickness | 1.2 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Engraver(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | KM#E7 |
Obverse description | Three giant elands (Taurotragus derbianus) facing left. |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE
INSTITUT D`EMISSION
1958
CAMEROUN
G. B. L. BAZOR (Translation: French Equatorial Africa Issuing Institute. Cameroon.) |
Reverse description | Denomination within wreath of wheat, cocoa pods and coffee beans. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | ESSAI
5
FRANCS (Translation: Pattern.) |
Edge | Reeded |
Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
Mintage | 1958 - - 2 030
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Catalog ID | 9820074330 |
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