| Émetteur | French West Africa |
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| Année | 1956 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Valeur | 10 Francs (10 FCFA) |
| Devise | CFA franc (1944-1958) |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium) |
| Poids | 4 g |
| Diamètre | 23.5 mm |
| Épaisseur | 1.7 mm |
| Forme | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Graveur(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
| En circulation jusqu’à | |
| Référence(s) | KM#6, Schön#6 |
| Description de l’avers | Marianne`s head, facing left, wearing a Phrygian cap with traditional French cockade dividing the date along with the privy mark above 19 of date (the wing was the symbol of Engraver General at the time of striking) along with the mintmark (a cornucopia was the symbol of Monnaie de Paris) and the G.B.L. Bazor signature on the collar. |
|---|---|
| Écriture de l’avers | Latin |
| Légende de l’avers | 19 56 REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE G.B.L. BAZOR (Translation: French Republic) |
| Description du revers | Leptoceros gazelle head within stalks of maize divides denomination; rim at the top is linked sorghum (an agricultural food crop). |
| Écriture du revers | Latin |
| Légende du revers | 10 Fs AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE FRANÇAISE (Translation: French West Africa) |
| Tranche | Plain |
| Atelier | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
| Tirage | 1956 - - 20 000 000 |
| ID Numisquare | 1198853990 |
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