© Power Coin
© Power Coin
1000 Francs CFA Nicolaus Copernicus
2016 year| Silver (.999) | 31.1 g | 44 mm |
| Issuer | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|
| Period | Republic (1984-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2016 |
| Value | 1000 Francs CFA 1000 XOF = USD 1.68 |
| Currency | CFA franc (1960-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.999) |
| Weight | 31.1 g |
| Diameter | 44 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#137502 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
The reverse of the coin depicts Nicolaus Copernicus, the godfather of Heliocentrism, revealing his theory on the background. The coin has amazing meteorite inserts from the Moon, Mars, Mercury, Vesta and Moldavite tectite from Earth. On the bottom of the reverse, the inscriptions: "THE HELIOCENTRIC THEORY" – the name of the coin, "1OZ AG999" – the weight and the fineness of Silver and "2016" – the issue year.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE HELIOCENTRIC THEORY
1OZ AG999
2016
Edge
Plain
Comment
Inlaid with 5 Meteorites from our Galaxy: NWA 8409 (Mercury),
NWA 7397 (Martian), NWA 1664 (Vesta), NWA 10546 (Moon), Moldavite.
