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10 Francs Essai
| Issuer | French West Africa |
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| Year | 1956 |
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| Value | 10 Francs (10 FCFA) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Marianne wearing a Phrygian cap, rendered in high relief after the design of engraver Lucien Georges Bazor, whose truncated signature G.B.L. BAZOR appears on the collar. The divided date 19-56 flanks the bust at the lower left and right. The legend REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE encircles the design, with the Monnaie de Paris privy mark positioned above the numerals 19 of the divided date. |
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| Obverse lettering | 19 56 REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE G.B.L. BAZOR (Translation: French Republic) |
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| Reverse lettering | ESSAI 10 Fs AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE FRANÇAISE (Translation: Trial French West Africa) |
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