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1500 Francs CFA Unified Nations
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Weight | 0.5 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the national coat of arms of Burkina Faso centrally in the field, rendered in fine detail. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU BURKINA FASO arcs along the upper periphery, while the motto BURKINA FASO / Unité Progrès Justice appears beneath the arms. The denomination 1500 FRANCS CFA is inscribed along the lower edge in a curved arrangement. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two hemispheres of the Earth in the central field, with a circular medallion to the left bearing the inscription 50 Nations as the series identifier. The legend UNIFIED NATIONS arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by an emblem. In the lower portion, the supporters of the Burkina Faso coat of arms — two white stallions holding a shield — are depicted. To the left of the supporters, the precise issue date 2019-09-01 and the country name BURKINA FASO are inscribed, while to the right the fineness and weight specification 1/2 G .9999 FINEST GOLD appears. |
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The CFA franc zone has never issued gold coinage through its central monetary authority — these small-format gold pieces are struck by the Monnaie de Paris or private minting houses under licensing arrangements, with the named African state providing nominal issuing authority while retaining none of the production process. The "Unified Nations" branding places this squarely in the collector bullion category, not circulating currency.
At 0.5 grams of .9999 gold, the face value of 1500 CFA francs represents a fraction of the metal's spot worth — a legal fiction standard to this format.