Catalog
50 Francs CFA magnetic
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 2012-2023 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1958-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The BCEAO's switch to nickel-plated steel for this denomination was driven by the sustained rise in global nickel prices through the 2000s, which made solid nickel coinage economically untenable for a monetary union whose member states rank among the world's lowest per-capita income economies. The magnetic properties that distinguish this type from earlier issues are the simplest field test for attribution.