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5000 Francs CFA King of the Arctic
| Issuer | Ivory Coast |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Diameter | 60 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed high-relief composition depicts an adult polar bear standing prominently at centre, accompanied by two cubs in the foreground amid an arctic shoreline setting. The background features a dramatic Arctic landscape with ice floes, rocky outcroppings, a walrus resting on ice to the right, and seabirds in flight above. The legend KING OF THE ARCTIC is inscribed along the upper border, while the purity and weight denomination 5 OZ .999 AG appears along the lower field. The engraver's cursive signature P. De Greef is present in the lower right field. |
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The "King of the Arctic" belongs to a well-worn genre of African nation-issued silver bullion pieces that have nothing to do with the issuing country's history, geography, or economy. Ivory Coast — like Cameroon, Chad, and several others — licenses its name and monetary authority to European distributors, primarily in Germany and Switzerland, who design, mint, and market these coins almost entirely to collectors in the Northern Hemisphere. The practice has been commercially active since at least the 1990s.
The 155.5g specification pegs this squarely to the 5 troy ounce format standardized by the secondary bullion market.