2007 2500 Fr X#1 Abolition of Slavery Fantasy MS66 认证号46072244, PCGS号909988

This is a fantasy pattern silver coin issued on behalf of the West African Economic and Monetary Union countries to commemorate the abolition of slavery. Great Britain abolished the use of slavery for all the members of the West African States in 1807. .William Wilburforce is on the Burkina Faso coin. Because the members of the West African States utilize a common currency, they have issued few coins under their own name. These nations were approached by numismatist, Joseph Lang, and were asked consider issuing non-circulating legal tender coins to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Britain’s abolishment of slavery in 1807. They declined. Joseph Lang moved independently to produce the coins. His initials, "JL" are in the obverse field. These were then struck to recoup the losses of the endeavor. While there is no definitive data on the mintage of these coins, it is believed the matte BU's were limited to 850 examples for each country and proofs were limited to 50 strikes.