Watch List notes:

WEST AFRICAN STATES. Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest. 1959-pres. Proof AV Essai de 25 Francs (27.5mm, 13.07 g, 6h). F.A.O. type. Paris mint; différents: cornucopia and owl. Dated 1980. Taku dividing denomination / Half-length figure of woman right, pouring liquid from beaker into cylinder. MCF 1980; KM –; Friedberg –. Proof. Extremely rare – only five struck.


From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1984.