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10 000 Ekuele 1978 World Cup of Football in Argentina
| Issuer | Equatorial Guinea |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#41 |
| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea occupies the central field, depicting a shield with a silk-cotton tree above a sea, flanked by six six-pointed stars, surmounted by a crowing cockerel, and supported by a scroll bearing the national motto. The large denomination numeral '10.000' is inscribed prominently in the lower field, with the currency name 'EKUELE' below it. The circular legend 'REPUBLICA DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL' arcs around the upper periphery, and the date '78' appears flanking the coat of arms at the sides. |
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| Reverse description | Two football players in dynamic action poses flank the central field, one to the left and one to the right, with three oval medallions or badges displayed above between them. The bold inscription 'ARGENTINA' arcs across the center of the field, with the tournament year '78' below it flanked by laurel sprays and a football. Two civic heraldic emblems appear in the lower field. The circular legend names the five host cities of the 1978 FIFA World Cup: 'MENDOZA · BUENOS AIRES · ROSARIO' in the upper arc and 'CORDOBA · MAR DEL PLATA' in the lower arc. |
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Equatorial Guinea's run of international commemorative gold issues in the late 1970s was less a product of domestic numismatic culture than of foreign licensing arrangements — private minting firms marketed these coins to collectors worldwide, with the issuing government receiving a fee. The 1978 World Cup series was produced after the tournament had already concluded, a common practice for this type of issue.
The country had no meaningful connection to the Argentina tournament; no Equatoguinean side participated or qualified.