100 Francs CFA Great Barrier Reef

Features

Issuer	Central African Republic
Period	Republic (1979-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	2015
Value	100 Francs CFA 100 XAF = USD 0.17
Currency	CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date)
Composition	Silver plated copper
Weight	25 g
Diameter	38.61 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled, coloured
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 161531 Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
References	KM# 18 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Great Barrier Reef

Series: World Wide Fund for Nature

Obverse

Coat of Arms, denomination below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE
ZO KWE ZO
UNITE DIGNITE TRAVAIL
100 FRANCS CFA

Translation:
Central African republic
All people are people

Reverse

Colored Great Barrier Reef, colored Angelfish to the left, Sea horse to the right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GRANDE BARRIÈRE DE CORAIL
WWF
2015

Translation:
Great Barrier Reef
WWF

Edge

Reeded

Comments

The Great Barrier Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is home to a great variety of marine life.
The world-famous Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest coral reef on Earth and one of the Seven Wonders of Nature. It can be seen from space with the naked eye and consists of more than 3,000 individual reef systems and hundreds of tropical islands. Unfortunately, the reef keeps losing more and more corals and has become an endangered ecosystem. The main reasons for this include global warming, as well as the acidification of the oceans.
The Great Barrier Reef deserves protection not only because of its corals but also because the rich marine fauna that lives there. Each year, the underwater world attracts millions of tourists. This silver plated, partially colored copper coin shows a small portion of the fascinating sea creatures of the reef.

See also

• Fish
• Coat of Arms
• Sea

• 100 Francs CFA (Panda)
• 100 Francs CFA (Baobab)
• 100 Francs CFA (Blue Whale)
• 100 Francs CFA (Polar Bear)
• 100 Francs CFA (Rafflesia)

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Numista Rarity index: 93

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