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1 Franc CFA

1 Franc CFA - obverse1 Franc CFA - reverse

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Features

Issuer Central African States
Issuing bank Bank of Central African States (Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1974-2003
Value 1 Franc CFA (1 XAF)
Currency CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date)
Composition Aluminium
Weight 1.3 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
2860
References KM# 8
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 17
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Obverse

Giant elands

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANQUE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE
1976

Translation: Bank of [the] Central African States

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Reverse

Denomination

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1
FRANC

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Edge

Plain

Mint

Mintmark of Monnaie de Paris Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Marks

Owl Raymond Joly, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1958-1974)
Dolphin Émile Rousseau, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1974-1994)
Bee Pierre Rodier, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1994-2000)
Heart Serge Levet, Head of the engraving department, Monnaie de Paris (2002-2003)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1974  Owl 3 000 000 $ 0.99 $ 1.20 $ 1.90 $ 2.40 22%
1976  Dolphin 4 000 000 $ 1.90 $ 1.90 $ 2.90 $ 2.90 36%
1978  Dolphin 1 100 000 $ 0.81 $ 1.20 $ 2.70 $ 3.20 19%
1979  Dolphin 250 000 3%
1982  Dolphin 400 000 6%
1985  Dolphin 300 000 2%
1986  Dolphin 300 000 $ 5.00 4%
1988  Dolphin 100 000 6%
1990  Dolphin 900 000 $ 1.20 $ 1.90 $ 2.30 12%
1992  Dolphin 300 000 $ 3.60 7%
1998  Bee 600 000 $ 3.20 6%
2003  Heart 12 000 000 $ 1.30 16%

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