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What Is Pictured On This Coin?

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Bought a group lot that had this 10 CFA francs coin (2000). Any ideas about what is pictured here? The other side has people at a water pump.

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It's a Sawfish.

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It is the logo of the Central Bank of West African States. It is a stylized version of the bronze weights in the shape of sawfish which were once used to weigh gold powder among the Akan peoples of the Guinea coast. Example of such a weight on Pinterest.
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