West African States
( Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire,  Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo)
1961 - present

Aluminum 1 Frank. 1961-75.
Obverse: Head of Gazelle flanked by sorgum stocks and year.
Reverse:  Stylized Ashanti gold weight and denomination.
Reference: K-3.

Aluminum-Nickel -Bronze 10 Franks. 1981-present.
Obverse: People pumping water from a well.
Reverse:  Stylized Ashanti gold weight and denomination.
Reference: K-10.

Aluminum-Nickel -Bronze 25 Franks. 1970-79.
Obverse: Head of Gazelle flanked by sorgum stocks and year.
Reverse:  Stylized Ashanti gold weight and denomination.
Reference: K-5.

Aluminum-Bronze 25 Franks. 1980-present.
Obverse: A man filling a water pipe.
Reverse:  Stylized Ashanti gold weight and denomination.
Reference: K-9.

Copper-Nickel 50 Franks. 1972-present.
Obverse: Stylized Ashanti gold weight.
Reverse:  Denomination above peanuts and below cocao fruit flanked by floral sprays.
Reference: K-6

Nickel 100 Franks. 1967-present.
Obverse: Stylized Ashanti gold weight.
Reverse:  Denomination inside a floral wreath.
Reference: K-4.

Brass center and Copper-Nickel ring 200 Franks. 2003-present.
Obverse: Stylized Ashanti gold weight.
Reverse:  Denomination sourrunded by vegitables and grain.
Reference: K-14.

Brass center and Copper-Nickel ring 250 Franks. 1992-96.
Obverse: Stylized Ashanti gold weight over map of africa.
Reverse:  Denomination over sorghum plants.
Reference: K-13.

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