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1000 Francs CFA Saint John Paul II Death
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1960-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Burkina Faso is centrally depicted in high relief, featuring a heraldic shield charged with a gold five-pointed star, supported by two rampant white stallions facing inward, with crossed spears behind the shield. An open book appears at the base of the arms, and a scroll bearing the national motto is rendered across the lower portion of the device. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in bold relief along the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed bust of Pope John Paul II in right profile occupies the right portion of the field, rendered in fine antique relief and wearing papal vestments and zucchetto. To the left, a standing figure of the Virgin Mary is depicted in a devotional posture with hands raised in prayer, encircled by a halo, set against a richly decorated background of stylized angels and ornamental motifs. The inscription 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH arcs vertically along the left legend, with the date 02.04.2015 inscribed across the upper field. The name ST. JOHN PAUL II appears vertically in the central legend, and the silver fineness mark AG.999 is noted in the lower left field. |
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