Commemorative issue F.A.O. Obverse Denomination dividing the issuer name above and below Lettering: BANQUE CENTRALE 10 FRANCS ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST Translation: Central Bank 10 Francs of the West African States Engravers: Gabriel Bernard, Lucien Georges Bazor Reverse Two women and a child pumping water with the date below Lettering: 1997 Engraver: A.G.M.M. Edge Smooth Mint Paris Mint (Monnaie de Paris), Pessac, France (1973-date) Issuer Western African States Period Central Bank of West African States (1958-date) Type Circulating commemorative coin Years 1981-2021 Value 10 Francs CFA 10 XOF = INR 1.28 Currency CFA franc (1958-date) Composition Aluminium-bronze Weight 4 g Diameter 23.5 mm Thickness 1.57 mm Shape Round Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓ Number N# 1799 References KM# 10, Schön# 18