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500 Francs CFA Sagittarius
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 500 Francs CFA |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a richly colored Art Nouveau-inspired design in the style of Alphonse Mucha, depicting a graceful female figure draped in flowing robes of amber and orange tones, surrounded by laurel branches, set against a split composition with a silver-toned relief of a centaur archer in the right field. The large Sagittarius glyph is prominently rendered in silver across the lower central field. An outer border ring displays all twelve zodiac symbols in black enamel, framing the composition. The inscription SAGITTARIUS arcs along the lower left in raised lettering, with the date 2017 appearing in the lower right field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The BCEAO issues coins denominated in CFA francs on behalf of its eight member states — Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo — but pieces like this zodiac series are struck purely for the collector market and never meaningfully circulate. The franc CFA itself has been pegged to the French franc, and later the euro, since 1945, a monetary arrangement that has outlasted decolonization by decades and remains politically contentious.