| Coin | Gold Half Gram 2021 Predators - Crocodylia |
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Senegal uses the West African CFA Franc as its circulation currency, together with seven other states in West Africa which make up the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA; Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine): Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger and Togo. The currency is issued by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO; Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest), and - unlike for example the Euro - its coins are not marked with an individual country of issue.
Some of the member countries however issue non-circulating collector and commemorative coinage, which Senegal has been doing since 1968. Some of these coins are in the internationally popular half gram (0.5g) of gold mini-coin collector format - such as this one.
This coin is part of the the Predators Series, and is dedicated to the Crocodile. It is a "companion coin" to the silver ounce with a similar design which was issued for Congo.
The coin features four different minting techniques: the foot print is done in incuse minting and reverse proof, the crocodile and soil are done in matt finish, and the background in proof. |
| Mint | unknown |
Mint Mark | No mint mark |
Total Mintage |
5,000
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| Producer | AllCollect |
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| Obverse | |
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The obverse of the coin shows at its centre the Coat of Arms of Senegal. This consists of a shield divided vertically into two parts: in the left half, a standing lion; in the right part, a baobab tree below which a wavy line representing the Senegal River. Above the shield, a five-pointed star.
The shield is surrounded by palm leaves tied with a ribbon, on which the national motto is inscribed: UN PEUPLE, UN BUT, UNE FOI (translated from French: "One People, One Goal, One Faith"). Below the ribbon, the five-sided pendant of the National Order of the Lion.
Around above, the name of the issuing country in French (its official language): RÉPUBLIQUE DU SÉNÉGAL (Republic of Senegal).
Around below, the nominal face value 250 FRANCS CFA (two hundred and fifty West African CFA Francs). |
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| Reverse | |
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The reverse design depicts a crocodile.
In the background, a circle with a mirror-polished surface; around above in that circle, the name of the series: PREDATORS, followed by the name of the coin: CROCODYLIA (crocodiles). Below that, the date of issue 2021.
The rest of the surface has a textured background. A crocodile foot print is half in the polished circle and half on the textured background.
Around below, the precious metal content: 1/2 G. 9999 FINEST GOLD (one half of a gram of 99.99% gold). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
PREDATORS - CROCODYLIA 2021 1/2 G. 9999 FINEST GOLD |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof.
Packaging: in protective capsule in a blister card.
The Predators Series is produced and distributed by German company AllCollect; the coins are probably struck by the Bavarian Central Mint, but the certificates that come with them do not name the manufacturer.
The "main" coins in the series are silver ounces issued for the Democratic Republic of the Congo; each design has a "companion coin": a half-gram of gold with a similar reverse, issued for Senegal. |
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