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25 FRANCS  (KM# 9)

Alloy: Aluminum-Bronze
Obv: Fish divides denomination
Rev: Rhim gazelle facing, date below
Note: Also issued for circulation in Togo

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1957(a) 30,000,000 0.50 1.00 2.00 5.00 7.00

10 FRANCS  (KM# 8)

Weight: 3.9200 g.
Alloy: Aluminum-Bronze
Diameter: 23.9 mm
Obv: Fish divides denomination
Rev: Rhim gazelle facing, date below
Note: Issued for circulation in French West Africa, including Togo

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU 1957(a) 30,000,000 0.50 1.00 1.50 3.00 5.00

   French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Francaise), a former federation of French colonial territories on the northwest coast of Africa, had an area of 1,831,079 sq. mi. (4,742,495 sq. km.) and a population of about 17.4 million. Capital: Dakar. The constituent territories were Mauritania, Senegal, Dahomey, French Sudan, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Niger, French Guinea, and later on the mandated area of Togo. Peanuts, palm kernels, cacao, coffee and bananas were exported. Read the rest of this entry »