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West African CFA franc (Burkina Faso usage only)


Name: West African CFA franc
Defn: 100c=1fr=1fcfa=1f
Symbol: ₣
Code: XOF
Desc: new
Units of money:
centime c 1
franc fr 100

Users of this currency: Benin (1730 stamps, 1976-2016), Burkina Faso (991 stamps, 1984-2018), Dahomey (669 stamps, 1899-1975), French Guinea (250 stamps, 1892-1944), GuineaBissau (8470 stamps, 1998-2018), Ivory Coast (1507 stamps, 1892-2018), Mali Federation (13 stamps, 1959-1960), Mali (2647 stamps, 1960-2019), Mauritania (430 stamps, 1906-1973), Niger (7485 stamps, 1921-2020), Senegal (2158 stamps, 1887-2017), Upper Senegal & Niger (56 stamps, 1906-1915), Upper Volta (904 stamps, 1920-1984) Show with all usages

Denominations used by Burkina Faso in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
5fr 11   6/20/1985 dt=reptiles (1985) ... 9/19/2013 issue=Protection of the Environment
10fr 15   5/23/1984 dt=butterflies (1984 Burkina Faso) d=Graphium pylades (1984 Burkina Faso) ... 9/19/2013 issue=Protection of the Environment
15fr 6   6/20/1985 dt=reptiles (1985) ... 7/31/1991 dt=flowers (1991 Burkina Faso) d=Hymenocardia acide
20fr 14   8/8/1985 dt=Fungi (1985) ... 9/19/2013 issue=Protection of the Environment
25f 2   2001 issue=Birds 2001 d=Tisserin écarlate
= 25fr 16   3/5/1985 ovpt=BURKINA FASO oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Volta-25fr ... 6/6/2008 dt=hunting resorts d=Express Safari Sourou
30fr 16   8/8/1985 dt=Fungi (1985) d=Ixocomus granulatus ... 10/9/2013 issue=Lighting Means
35fr 5   6/20/1985 dt=reptiles (1985) ... 10/19/1990 issue=2nd International Salon of Arts and Crafts
40f 1   2001 issue=Fishes 2001 d=Bagrus docmak
= 40fr 15   7/27/1985 dt=native artifacts d=Lidded pot with bird handles P Bazega ... 10/9/2013 issue=Lighting Means
45fr 10   4/20/1985 issue=World Cup 1986 ... 9/21/1994 dt=vegetables (1993) d=Solanum aethiopicum
50f 2   2001 issue=Birds 2001 d=Dendrocygna viduata (2001)
= 50fr 17   5/26/1985 issue=motorcycle 100th ... 11/11/2013 issue=traditional musical instruments
55fr 1   12/15/1987 issue=5-year development plan
60fr 9   6/21/1985 issue=Audubon 200th ... 12/10/1993 dt=red-fronted gazelles d=Gazella rufifrons (1993)
65fr 1   11/3/1986 dt=Mammals (1986 Burkina Faso)
70fr 6   6/6/1987 dt=plants (1987 Burkina Faso) d=Calotropis procera (1987) ... 11/7/2011 dt=vegetable growing d=cabbage (2011 Burkina Faso)
75fr 24   6/21/1985 issue=Queen Mother 85th ... 6/6/2008 dt=hunting resorts d=Sahel Espace Markoye
80fr 9   5/26/1985 issue=motorcycle 100th d=Manet ... 1/10/2000 issue=Peter Pan
85fr 8   6/20/1985 dt=reptiles (1985) ... 8/7/1992 dt=insects (1992) d=Orthetrum microstigma
90fr 36   11/21/1984 issue=national defense d=soldier ... 1/10/2000 issue=Peter Pan
95f 1   2001 issue=Birds 2001 d=Ploceus cucullatus
= 95fr 1   2/23/2000 dt=fruits (2000 Burkina Faso) d=Parkia biglobosa (2000)
100fr 53   4/20/1985 issue=World Cup 1986 ... 11/30/2012 issue=The Riches of the Forest
105fr 1   11/3/1986 dt=Traditional Dances (1986)
120fr 26   5/23/1984 dt=butterflies (1984 Burkina Faso) d=Hypolimnas misippus (1984) ... 3/24/2000 issue=National Culture Week 2000
130fr 8   7/10/1990 issue=International Literacy Year ... 3/24/2000 issue=National Culture Week 2000
145fr 3   11/3/1986 dt=Mammals (1986 Burkina Faso) ... 8/31/1987 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1987
150fr 44   4/20/1985 issue=World Cup 1986 ... 3/27/2004 issue=traditional musical instruments dt=traditional musical instruments (2004)
150+25fr 1   1/2/1996 issue=African Football Cup 1996
160fr 7   5/5/1988 issue=Olympics 1988 ... 10/12/2011 dt=domestic animals (2011)
170f 4   2001 issue=Tourism 2001 d=Karfiguela Waterfall
= 170fr 41   12/21/1989 issue=1989 ... 3/30/2004 issue=National Pardon Day d=hands releasing dove
175fr 11   5/5/1988 issue=Olympics 1988 ... 2/20/1998 dt=Traditional Costumes (1998 Burkina Faso)
180fr 18   5/20/1998 issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Princess Diana b
185fr 4   3/5/1985 ovpt=BURKINA FASO oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Volta-185fr ... 2/21/1987 issue=10th African Film Festival
190fr 1   7/10/1990 dt=Fungi (1990) d=Boletus badius
200f 3   10/5/2016 d=Old Post Office (Tenkodogo) ... 2018 issue=World Cup 2018 d=Oleg Blokhin
= 200fr 50   3/5/1985 ovpt=BURKINA FASO oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Volta-200fr ... 12/17/2015 issue=40th Anniversary of ECOWAS
235fr 3   5/5/1988 issue=Olympics 1988 ... 10/9/1989 issue=Parasitic Plants 1989 dt=Parasitic Plants (1989) d=Striga aspera
250fr 35   3/5/1985 ovpt=BURKINA FASO oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Volta-250fr ... 4/28/2000 dt=molluscs and crustaceans d=Achatina achatina
250+25fr 1   1/2/1996 issue=African Football Cup 1996
260f 2   2001 issue=Tourism 2001 d=Sand Dune Oursi
= 260fr 51   2/24/1998 issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Mother Teresa ... 10/10/2003 issue=Homage to the Cooperation of Burkina Faso & Taiwan
265fr 2   2/1/2011 dt=domestic animals (2011) d=horse stirring dust, 10/12/2011 dt=domestic animals (2011) d=rooster
270fr 1   10/19/1990 issue=2nd International Salon of Arts and Crafts
280fr 2   2/4/1991 dt=rocks (1991), 8/20/1991 dt=dance costumes
300f 1   2018 issue=World Cup 2018 d=Aleksandre Chivadze
= 300fr 16   3/5/1985 ovpt=BURKINA FASO oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Volta-300fr ... 2/1/2011 dt=domestic animals (2011) d=person leading dromedary
310fr 1   1/8/1992 dt=Cooking Utensils
320fr 1   10/10/1994 issue=100th Anniversary of International Olympic Committee d=Pierre de Coubertin (1994 Burkina Faso)
330fr 6   4/7/1992 issue=World Health Day 1992 ... 11/11/2013 issue=Traditional Means of Communication
350fr 27   8/31/1987 issue=Olympics 1988 in 1987 ... 11/12/2000 issue=100th Anniversary of the First Zeppelin Flight
400f 2   2018 issue=World Cup 2018 d=Vasyl Rats
= 400fr 13   5/23/1984 dt=butterflies (1984 Burkina Faso) d=Danaus chrysippus (1984 Burkina Faso) ... 3/20/1998 issue=20th Anniversary of International Fund for Agricultural Development
420fr 6   11/12/2000 issue=50th Anniversary of the Berlin Film Festival
425f 4   2001 issue=Tourism 2001 d=Sculptures on the granite of Laongo Ziniaré Oubritenga
= 425fr 53   2/24/1998 issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Princess Diana ... 11/1/2004 issue=Xth Summit of the French Speaking World
450fr 14   5/23/1984 dt=butterflies (1984 Burkina Faso) d=Papilio demodocus (1984 Burkina Faso) ... 2/20/1998 dt=Traditional Costumes (1998 Burkina Faso)
500f 2   12/17/2016 d=Gnassogoni Troglodyte Village, 10/9/2017 d=Lobi Statue
= 500fr 36   4/20/1985 issue=World Cup 1986 ... 11/30/2012 issue=The Riches of the Forest
530f 3   2001 issue=Tourism 2001 d=Tiébélé Nahouri
= 530fr 34   2/24/1998 issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Princess Diana ... 11/1/2004 issue=Xth Summit of the French Speaking World
550fr 2   11/12/2000 issue=175th Anniversary of Public Railways d=George Stephenson, Locomotion No. 1
590f 3   2001 issue=Tourism 2001 d=Sindou Peaks
= 590fr 18   2/24/1998 issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Princess Diana ... 11/1/2004 issue=Xth Summit of the French Speaking World
600fr 9   6/21/1985 issue=automobile 100th d=Airbus A300B ... 6/28/1996 issue=Butterflies 1996 dt=butterflies (1996 Burkina Faso) d=Charaxes castor (1996)
650fr 6   7/15/1993 issue=1st European Stamp Salon ... 5/14/1996 issue=Entertainers 1996 dt=Entertainers (1996 Burkina Faso) d=The Beatles
670f 1   2017 d=National Week of the Internet
690f 2   9/23/2016 issue=African Philatelic Hub, 12/2/2016
= 690fr 20   1/20/2005 issue=10th Anniversary of the Mediateur du Faso ... 10/24/2015 issue=70th Anniversary of the United Nations
700f 1   2018 issue=World Cup 2018 d=Oleh Protasov
750fr 9   2/10/1993 issue=Fespaco 93 ... 6/25/1996 issue=Birds 1996 dt=birds (1996 Burkina Faso) d=Crossoptilon mantchuricum (1996)
800f 1   2018 issue=World Cup 2018 d=Sergei Ignashevich
= 800fr 4   11/12/2000 issue=175th Anniversary of Public Railways
830f 2   2017 d=National Heroes Monument Ouagadougou, 10/9/2017 issue=Fighting Breast Cancer
900f 1   2018 issue=World Cup 2018 d=Igor Akinfeev
1000f 1   7/18/2018 issue=Centenary of birth of Nelson Mandela
= 1000fr 37   6/21/1985 issue=automobile 100th ... 10/1/2013 issue=Monuments and Squares
1200fr 1   2/28/1994 dt=kingfishers (1993) d=Halcyon chelicuti (1994)
1500fr 41   4/28/1994 issue=1st European Stamp Exhibition d=Female Dog & Puppy Canis lupus familiaris ... 11/30/2012 issue=The Riches of the Forest
1800fr 1   3/10/1994 issue=World Cup 1994
2000fr 3   2/28/1994 dt=kingfishers (1993) ... 5/20/1998 issue=1st Anniversary of the Death of Princess Diana b
3000fr 11   2/24/1995 dt=entertainers (1995) ... 5/14/1996 multi&sil issue=Entertainers 1996 dt=Entertainers (1996 Burkina Faso)

Used by 991 stamps of Burkina Faso: (See all uses as list)
airmail 5/23/1984 120fr dt=butterflies (1984 Burkina Faso) d=Hypolimnas misippus (1984)
airmail 5/23/1984 400fr dt=butterflies (1984 Burkina Faso) d=Danaus chrysippus (1984 Burkina Faso)
airmail 5/23/1984 450fr dt=butterflies (1984 Burkina Faso) d=Papilio demodocus (1984 Burkina Faso)
airmail 5/23/1984 10fr dt=butterflies (1984 Burkina Faso) d=Graphium pylades (1984 Burkina Faso)
11/21/1984 90fr issue=national defense d=soldier
11/21/1984 120fr issue=national defense d=Captain Sankara & crowd
3/5/1985 25fr ovpt=BURKINA FASO oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Volta-25fr
3/5/1985 185fr ovpt=BURKINA FASO oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Volta-185fr
3/5/1985 200fr ovpt=BURKINA FASO oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Volta-200fr
3/5/1985 250fr ovpt=BURKINA FASO oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Volta-250fr
3/5/1985 300fr ovpt=BURKINA FASO oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Volta-300fr
3/5/1985 400fr ovpt=BURKINA FASO oc=blk on=issuer=Upper Volta-400fr
4/20/1985 200fr issue=World Cup 1986
4/20/1985 500fr issue=World Cup 1986
4/20/1985 250fr issue=World Cup 1986
4/20/1985 150fr issue=World Cup 1986
4/20/1985 100fr issue=World Cup 1986
4/20/1985 25fr issue=World Cup 1986
4/20/1985 45fr issue=World Cup 1986
4/20/1985 90fr issue=World Cup 1986
5/26/1985 150fr issue=motorcycle 100th
5/26/1985 250fr issue=motorcycle 100th
5/26/1985 200fr issue=motorcycle 100th
5/26/1985 100fr issue=motorcycle 100th
5/26/1985 50fr issue=motorcycle 100th
... skipping 941 ...
11/11/2013 330fr issue=Traditional Means of Communication
8/10/2014 200fr issue=Saint Camillus
8/10/2014 690fr issue=Saint Camillus
8/10/2014 690fr issue=Image of the Post
8/10/2014 200fr issue=Burkina Faso Presidency d=Saye Zerbo
8/10/2014 690fr issue=Burkina Faso Presidency d=Coat of Arms of Burkina Faso
10/24/2015 690fr issue=70th Anniversary of the United Nations
12/17/2015 200fr issue=40th Anniversary of ECOWAS
9/23/2016 690f issue=African Philatelic Hub
10/5/2016 200f d=Old Post Office (Tenkodogo)
10/27/2016 200f issue=Tour du Faso
12/2/2016 690f
12/17/2016 500f d=Gnassogoni Troglodyte Village
2017 670f d=National Week of the Internet
2017 830f d=National Heroes Monument Ouagadougou
10/9/2017 500f d=Lobi Statue
10/9/2017 830f issue=Fighting Breast Cancer
2018 200f issue=World Cup 2018 d=Oleg Blokhin
2018 400f issue=World Cup 2018 d=Vasyl Rats
2018 800f issue=World Cup 2018 d=Sergei Ignashevich
2018 300f issue=World Cup 2018 d=Aleksandre Chivadze
2018 700f issue=World Cup 2018 d=Oleh Protasov
2018 900f issue=World Cup 2018 d=Igor Akinfeev
2018 400f d=Limenitis populi (2018)
7/18/2018 1000f issue=Centenary of birth of Nelson Mandela

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