1000 Francs CFA Wolpertinger

The Wolpertinger is a Bavarian folkloric chimera — assembled from parts of rabbit, squirrel, fox, and various birds — with no connection whatsoever to Burkina Faso, its history, or its culture. This coin belongs to the broader wave of sub-Saharan CFA-issuing nations licensing their minting authority to European bullion dealers, primarily through the Bavarian State Mint and associated distributors, to produce themed collector issues aimed entirely at the European novelty market. Burkina Faso's name and nominal authority appear on the coin; the creative and commercial decisions were made elsewhere.