Issuer French West Africa
Period French Union (1946-1958)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1956
Value 5 francs
Currency CFA franc (French West Africa, 1944-1958)
Composition Aluminium-bronze
Weight 3 g
Diameter 20 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Obverse
Marianne's head, facing left, wearing a Phrygian cap. Divided date.
NOTE: Privy mark above 19 of date
G.B.L. Bazor signature on the collar.
Script: Latin
Reverse
Leptoceros gazelle head facing divides denomination, various crops.
1956 French West Africa 5 Francs
What's in the box
1 x Coin
