2007 GOLD ONLY 85 MINTED BURKINA FASO PATTERN ELEPHANT NGC MINT STATE 66

Description: BURKINA FASO - CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (BCEAO) ISSUE WILDLIFE PROTECTION SERIES - THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT EXTREMELY RARE ESSAI (TEST STRIKE) PATTERN - ONE YEAR TYPE ONLY 85 MINTED! GOLD TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND FRANCS CERTIFIED BY NGC MINT STATE 66 OBV: NATIONAL ARMS DIVIDES DATE. REV: FACING FULL STANDING AFRICAN ELEPHANT; DENOMINATION ALONG EDGE RIGHT. THE AFRICAN NATION OF BURKINA FASO IS A MEMBER OF THE WEST AFRICAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION (UEMOA) ALONG WITH SEVEN OTHER WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES, BENIN, GUINEA-BISSAU, IVORY COAST, MALI, NIGER, SENEGAL AND TOGO. EACH MEMBER STATE USES THE WEST AFRICAN CFA FRANC AS COMMON CURRENCY, AND EXCEPT FOR THE FORMER PORTUGUESE COLONY OF GUINEA-BISSAU, WERE FORMER COLONIES OF FRENCH WEST AFRICA. IN 2007, THE COMMON CENTRAL BANK (BCEAO) ISSUED THE STRIKING WILDLIFE PROTECTION SERIES OF ESSAI PIECES IN EXTREMELY LIMITED MINTAGES, A DIFFERENT ANIMAL FEATURED FOR EACH MEMBER COUNTRY. THIS COIN DEPICTS THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT (LOXODONTA AFRICANA), ALSO CALLED THE SAVANNA OR BUSH ELEPHANT, IS THE LARGEST LIVING LAND ANIMAL. THE LARGEST RECORDED AFRICAN ELEPHANT WAS MEASURED AT FOUR METERS TO THE SHOULDERS AND WEIGHED TEN METRIC TONS. ELEPHANTS ARE ALSO ONE OF THE EARTH'S MOST INTELLIGENT ANIMALS, RIVALLING PRIMATES AND CETACEANS, AND EXHIBIT A WIDE RENGE OF EMOTIONS AND TALENTS USUALLY ATTRIBUTED TO HUMANS SUCH AS HUMOR, ART, TOOL USE, COMPASSION, GRIEF AND POSSIBLY LANGUAGE AMONG OTHERS. IVORY POACHING IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO THESE ANIMALS. IN 1990 THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PLACED A BAN ON IVORY TRADING, BUT THE POACHING CONTINUES TO PLAGUE ELEPHANT POPULATIONS. IN CHAD, A 1970 POPULATION OF 400,000 ELEPHANTS DROPPED TO 10,000 BY 2006 BECAUSE OF POACHING, AND IN KENYA THE POPULATION DROPPED BY 85 PERCENT IN A SIXTEEN YEAR PERIOD. BURKINA FASO HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION OF AFRICAN ELEPHANTS IN WEST AFRICA. KM # NOT LISTED CONTAINS .25 OUNCE OF GOLD 22 MM IN DIAMETER ONLY 85 MINTED! USA shipping is per item. All packages fully insured.You can arrange pickup from our Fort Lauderdale storefront locationOur business hours are Monday - Friday 10:00am-5:00pm ESTFlorida Sales Tax applicable to invoice totals under $500 on any NON USA minted itemsINTERNATIONAL SHIPPING & DELIVERYPLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE CRISIS OCCURRING INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY HAS BECOME DELAYED ONCE THE PACKAGE ARRIVES TO CUSTOMS. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR EVERYONE AND PACKAGES ARE GETTING DELIVERED, JUST NOT IN THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME. WE CAN OFFER FEDEX SHIPPING HOWEVER THE COST IS MUCH HIGHER. PLEASE INQUIRE IF INTERESTEDDue to increase in postage rates and loss of first class packages we are now strictly shipping via Priority mail as it is more secure and traceable all the way to your door. *Import taxes and duties are NOT included in the item price or shipping charges. We cannot declare any package as a "gift", ”sample”etc.*We do combine shipping on international auctions won.*We now ship solely via USPS Priority Mail International or Fedex International foryour additional tracking and security and ensure delivery to customs.*Delivery times could get delayed to as much as 4 weeks depending on customs conditions.*It is the buyer's responsibility to check with your country's customs office todetermine what these additional costs (if any) will be prior to bidding or buying.These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. They are not additional shipping charges by RareCoinCollector. eBay sales tax collection eBay will calculate and add the applicable sales tax at checkout. The buyer will pay both the cost of the item along with the sales tax. eBay will collect and remit the tax. Sellers are not able to opt out of selling items into the states listed above or opt out of eBay automatically collecting sales tax. Based on applicable tax laws, eBay will calculate, collect, and remitsales tax on behalf of sellers for items shipped to customers.

Price: 2100 USD

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

End Time: 2024-11-28T21:30:16.000Z

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