The CFA franc zone has become one of the more prolific venues for large-format silver bullion issues aimed squarely at the collector market, with member states like Ivory Coast lending their nominal authority to coins that will never circulate domestically. The 155.5g specification — exactly five troy ounces — is a deliberate commercial choice by the issuing agent, almost certainly a European mint operating under license.
Pegasus has been a recurring subject across multiple CFA-zone issues from different nominal issuers, making individual attribution within the series genuinely tricky without confirmed mintage data.
The CFA franc zone has become one of the more prolific venues for large-format silver bullion issues aimed squarely at the collector market, with member states like Ivory Coast lending their nominal authority to coins that will never circulate domestically. The 155.5g specification — exactly five troy ounces — is a deliberate commercial choice by the issuing agent, almost certainly a European mint operating under license.
Pegasus has been a recurring subject across multiple CFA-zone issues from different nominal issuers, making individual attribution within the series genuinely tricky without confirmed mintage data.