REGION: Africa
COUNTRY: Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
YEAR PRINTED: 1960
VALUE: 1/2 West African CFA franc
This stamp is one of a set of nine celebrating the traditional masks of the Côte d’Ivoire, issued in the year of its independence from French colonization. This specific stamp represents a war mask of the Bété ethnic group, used in preparation for hostilities.
