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1 Franc 1965 [West Africa (BCEAO)]

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1 Franc 1965 [West Africa (BCEAO)]
  • Country: West Africa (BCEAO)
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 1.3 g
  • Mintage: 5,202,000 pcs.
  • Metal: Aluminium
  • Composition: Al
  • Denomination: 1 franc (franc)
  • Currency unit: Franc
  • Orientation: Coin alignment
  • Designer: Lucien Georges Bazor
  • Summary: KM# 3.1
  • Diameter: 23 mm
  • Reverse
    Inscriptions in French along the rim: at the top, "BANQUE CENTRALE" - "CENTRAL BANK"; at the bottom, "ÉTATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST" - "STATES OF WEST AFRICA". In the central part is a sawfish. To its right is the numeral 1, and to its left the letter designation for franc - "F.".
  • Obverse
    Corn cobs are depicted at the bottom, left and right. Below them on the left is the designer's mark, Lucien Georges Bazor: G.B.L. BAZOR. Grape clusters on vine branches are depicted along the upper rim. In the central part is a frontal head of a Grant's gazelle. Below it is the year of issue: 1965.

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