Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1000 Francs CFA Aphrodite
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|
| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Burkina Faso is depicted centrally, featuring a shield charged with a five-pointed star, flanked by two rearing stallions as supporters, set above an open book in the exergue. Two crossed lances rise behind the shield, and a scroll bearing the national motto 'Unité - Progrès - Justice' curves beneath the supporters. A ribbon above the shield bears the inscription 'BURKINA FASO'. The circular legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '1000 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed in large characters along the lower rim. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Burkina Faso has no meaningful numismatic tradition of its own — the country issues collector coins almost exclusively through licensing arrangements with European minting agents, typically the Bavarian State Mint or private houses operating under BCEAO authorization. The "Aphrodite" issue is one of dozens of themed silver rounds produced under this model, where the issuing country's name provides legal tender status while the subject matter is chosen entirely for export-market appeal.
The .9999 fineness places it above standard sovereign silver coinage, a deliberate marketing choice aimed at bullion collectors rather than numismatists.