25 Francs

Features

Issuer	French West Africa
Period	French Union (1946-1958)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1956
Value	25 Francs
Currency	CFA franc (1944-1958)
Composition	Aluminium bronze (91% Copper, 9% Aluminium)
Weight	8 g
Diameter	27 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 1122
References	KM# 7 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Lec# 18 Jean Lecompte; 2007. Monnaies et jetons des colonies françaises = Coins and Tokens of the French Colonies (2^nd Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco. , Schön# 7 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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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

Lettering:
19 56
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
G.B.L. BAZOR

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Reverse

Leptoceros gazelle head facing, divides denomination, various crops.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
25 Fs
AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE FRANÇAISE

Engraver: Lucien Georges Bazor

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Mark

Lucien Bazor, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1931-1958)

Comments

The World Coins assigns the reference (KM#) E5 to the test. Automatically translated

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Date			Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1956			20 000 000	$ 0.29	$ 0.35	$ 1.20	$ 2.30	$ 2.30	$ 3.10	$ 6.20

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232310 Lot 62270	2 Mar 2023	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 194 Lot 1319	15 May 2026	AU	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 169 Lot 2161	20 Sep 2025	AU	Unsold
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