fwo_385617 - WEST AFRICAN STATES (BCEAO) 50 Francs masque / femme F.A.O. 1981 Paris
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Price : 4.00 €
Type : 50 Francs masque / femme F.A.O.
Date: 1981
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 6000000
Metal : copper nickel
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : striée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : logo de la BCEAO au poisson-scie.
Reverse
Reverse legend : UNION MONETAIRE OUEST-AFRICAINE // 50 / FRANCS / (DATE).
Reverse description : différentes productions agricoles.
Commentary
La FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) ou ONUAA (Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture ) en français est un organisme spécialisé de l’ONU créé en 1945 à Québec dont le siège est situé à Rome depuis 1951. Sa devise est “Fiat panis” qui signifit du pain pour tous en latin.
The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) or ONUAA (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) in French is a specialized agency of the UN created in 1945 in Quebec whose headquarters have been located in Rome since 1951. Its motto is “Fiat panis” which means bread for all in Latin.
The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) or ONUAA (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) in French is a specialized agency of the UN created in 1945 in Quebec whose headquarters have been located in Rome since 1951. Its motto is “Fiat panis” which means bread for all in Latin.
Historical background
WEST AFRICAN STATES (BCEAO)
(1956-)
The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) is the principal monetary institution of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), which comprises Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo. Its headquarters are located in Dakar. It succeeded the French West Africa and Togo Issuing Institute. The Bank of France guarantees the convertibility of the CFA franc into the French franc and, from 1999, into the euro..
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