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500 Francs CFA Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
| Issuer | Ivory Coast |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | MAUSOLÉE D'HALICARNASSE MERVEILLES DU MONDE DE L'ANTIQUITÉ 2008 (Translation: Mausoleum of Halicarnassus Wonders of the Ancient World) |
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The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus — one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World — was commissioned by Artemisia II of Caria as a tomb for her husband and brother Mausolos, completed around 350 BC. The structure gave the English language the word "mausoleum." Ivory Coast has no historical connection to either the site or its Hellenistic patrons; this is a licensing issue struck purely for the numismatic collector market, produced under authorization for export rather than domestic circulation.