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10 000 Francs CFA Saint John Paul II Death
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#46 |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO Unité Progrès Justice 10000 FRANCS CFA |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed high-relief portrait of Pope John Paul II in right-facing profile, depicted wearing his papal zucchetto and vestments with hands clasped in prayer. To the left, a devotional scene shows a haloed angelic or saintly figure rendered in a Gothic-inspired style, set within a decorative roundel framed by ornamental medallions bearing religious motifs and angel heads. The inscription '10TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH' arcs along the upper field, flanked by the date '02.04.2015', with 'ST. JOHN PAUL II' inscribed below. The fineness and weight specification '1 KG AG.999' appears in the lower left field. |
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John Paul II died in April 2005, and the decade following his death saw an extraordinary proliferation of commemorative coinage from francophone African nations — Burkina Faso among the most prolific. These issues were produced under the BCEAO framework but contracted through European private minting operations, typically Bavarian or Swiss houses, with the issuing state's role largely nominal. Collector premiums rest entirely on the silver content and the papal subject matter rather than any connection to Burkina Faso itself.