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10 Francs
| Issuer | French West Africa |
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| Year | 1956 |
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| Composition | Aluminium bronze (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Marianne wearing a Phrygian cap adorned with the traditional French tricolor cockade. The date is divided by the cap, with '19' to the left and '56' to the right. The winged privy mark of the Engraver General appears above the date, and the cornucopia mintmark of the Monnaie de Paris is also present. The engraver's signature 'G.B.L. BAZOR' appears on the collar below the bust. The legend 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' curves around the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | Central design features the head of a leptoceros gazelle (dorcas gazelle) set within flanking stalks of maize. The denomination '10 Fs' appears prominently, with the legend 'AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE FRANÇAISE' arcing around the upper periphery. The upper rim is decorated with a linked chain of sorghum ears, evoking the agricultural character of the region. The overall composition reflects the colonial-era iconographic tradition of combining local fauna and flora with French republican coinage design. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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