Ivory Coast has never qualified for a UEFA European Championship — the tournament this coin commemorates — nor is it a UEFA member nation. Issues of this type were produced by private minting houses, typically Berne-based B.H. Mayer or similar contractors, targeting the collector market rather than circulation, with the CFA franc issuing authority lending nominal sanction in exchange for seigniorage revenue.
Ivory Coast has never qualified for a UEFA European Championship — the tournament this coin commemorates — nor is it a UEFA member nation. Issues of this type were produced by private minting houses, typically Berne-based B.H. Mayer or similar contractors, targeting the collector market rather than circulation, with the CFA franc issuing authority lending nominal sanction in exchange for seigniorage revenue.