10 Francs 1959 [West Africa (BCEAO)]

Coins-Africa

Reverse
In the central part is the emblem of the BCEAO - a sawfish, dividing the number 10 into two parts, below the word 'FRANCS' (10 Francs). In the upper part, along the edge of the coin, the text reads 'BANQUE CENTRALE' (CENTRAL BANK), at the bottom - 'ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST' (STATES OF WEST AFRICA). The inscriptions are separated from each other on the left by a cornucopia (mint mark of the Paris Mint), on the right by an owl (mark of the mint director Raymond Joly). All inscriptions are in French.
Obverse
In the center, facing front and surrounded by plants, is the head of an antelope. Around the circumference along the rim is a pattern, with the year of minting '1959' at the bottom. On the left, between the pattern and the plant stems, is the mark of the chief engraver Lucien Georges Bazor 'G.B. L.Bazor'.