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Tuesday, November 06, 2018
West African States 1 franc 2011 - Different composition and weight
New circulating type:
Instead of Stainless Steel like previous years (KM#8) these new type's composition is Nickel Galvanized Iron. And its weight is now 1.60 grams instead of the previous 1.65 grams.
according to Numista, 2011 issue is already lighter and thinner
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