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500 Francs CFA Inca Head
| Issuer | Senegal |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A stylized profile effigy of an Inca ruler faces right at centre, rendered in detailed relief. The legend INCA arcs along the upper left field, accompanied by the dual commemorative dates 1969-2024. The weight, purity, and fineness designations are inscribed in the field, reading 1 G .9999 FINEST GOLD, affirming the coin's gold content and purity. |
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| Reverse lettering | INCA 1969-2024 Pf 1 G .9999 FINEST GOLD |
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Senegal issues this coin under the authority of the BCEAO, the West African central bank governing the CFA franc zone — a monetary union whose franc has been pegged to the French franc, and later the euro, since 1948. The Inca subject has no geographical or historical connection to Senegal whatsoever; it belongs to a class of modern bullion and collector issues where the issuing country is effectively licensing its mint authority to a distributor, with the named nation receiving a fee rather than driving the creative brief.