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500 Francs CFA Brontosaurus
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 500 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | ANIMAUX PRÉHISTORIQUES . BRONTOSAURUS . 2010 (Translation: Prehistoric Animals) |
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The BCEAO issues commemorative silver pieces under a licensing arrangement that has little to do with the monetary affairs of its eight member states — these coins are produced primarily for the collector export market, with distribution handled largely through European dealers. The "Brontosaurus" designation is itself an anachronism: the genus was formally synonymized with Apatosaurus in 1903, a status only reversed by a 2015 phylogenetic study, meaning this coin was struck during the thirty-year window when the name had no scientific standing whatsoever.