French West Africa 1956 5 francs

from the Mountain Groan Collection

French West Africa was an administrative grouping of the various French colonies in West Africa, including Mauretania, Senegal, Dahomey, French Sudan (now Mali), Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Niger and French Guinea. Togo was added later. All obtained independence by the early 1960's and today the coinage is obsolete. This one year type is common.

Recorded mintage: 85,000,000.

Specification: 2.24 g, aluminum bronze, 19 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 6.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• French West Africa 1944 franc
• Togo 1956 5 francs
• 1956 10 francs
• 1956 25 francs
• Cameroon 1958 25 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1956