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25 Francs 2000 [West Africa (BCEAO)]

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25 Francs 2000 [West Africa (BCEAO)]
  • Country: West Africa (BCEAO)
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 7.95 g
  • Mintage: 17,102,800 pcs.
  • Metal: Bronze
  • Composition: Cu-Al-Ni
  • Denomination: 25 francs
  • Currency: Franc
  • Orientation: Coin alignment
  • Designer: obverse: Lucien Georges Bazor
  • Reference: KM# 9
  • Diameter: 27 mm
  • Reverse
    Around the upper edge, the French inscription 'BANQUE CENTRALE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST', which translates to 'Central Bank of West African States'. In the central part of the reverse, a raised depiction of a goldweight separates the inscription '25' above from 'FRANCS' below, denoting 'twenty-five francs'. A goldweight is a small figure in the shape of a human, animal, or bird, used by the Ashanti people for weighing gold dust.
  • Obverse
    Around the upper edge, the year of issue '2000'. In the central part, an image of a woman working.

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