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| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Burkina Faso has issued commemorative coinage under the CFA franc system since the early 2000s, with the Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest authorizing a steady stream of large-format silver pieces marketed almost entirely to European and North American collectors — not to any domestic circulation. The country itself is roughly 60% Muslim, making a Moses/Exodus theme an unusual editorial choice for an official issue, though thematic content on these pieces is selected by the contracted minting and distribution firms rather than by Burkinabè authorities.