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500 Francs CFA Egyptian Pyramids
| Issuer | Ivory Coast |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1960-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the national coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire at centre, consisting of a shield bearing an elephant head in profile, flanked by two palm trees on either side, with a rising sun depicted above the shield and a ribbon below bearing the inscription 'REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE'. The legend 'REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D'IVOIRE' curves along the upper periphery in large capital letters, while the denomination '500 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed in two lines across the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The "Egyptian Pyramids" issue belongs to a wave of themed silver commemoratives struck for West African CFA franc states in the late 2000s — coins with no domestic circulation purpose, produced almost entirely for the European collector market. Ivory Coast, like several of its neighbors, licensed its name and monetary authority to foreign minting operations, principally in Europe, to generate modest revenue from numismatic sales.
KM#55 was struck at the Berne mint in Switzerland.