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10 000 Francs CFA Discobolus of Myron
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 10 000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse lettering | 2022 ΔΙΣΚΟΒΟΛΟΣ DISCOBOLUS OF MYRON REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD 10000 FRANCS CFA (Translation: Discobolus Republic of Chad) |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a highly detailed, high-relief rendering of the Discobolus of Myron, the celebrated ancient Greek bronze original of circa 450 BC, known through Roman marble copies. The nude male athlete is depicted in a dynamic twisting pose, torso bent forward, right arm extended upward and behind grasping the discus, while the left hand rests upon the right knee. The musculature of the figure is rendered with exceptional sculptural precision, capturing the frozen moment of maximum tension before release. The face of the athlete, turned downward in concentration, features fine curling hair. The antiqued silver finish enhances the three-dimensional sculptural quality of the design, closely evoking the appearance of ancient marble. |
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Chad has no meaningful connection to ancient Greek athletics, and that's exactly the point — this is a bullion-adjacent collector issue struck under a licensing arrangement that allows the République du Tchad to appear as nominal issuer while the actual production and distribution runs through European private minting operations, typically in Poland or the Czech Republic. The CFA franc zone's permissive attitude toward commemorative licensing has made several of its member states reliable vehicles for exactly this kind of issue.
The Discobolus original bronze was cast by Myron of Eleutherae around 450 BC and is known today only through Roman marble copies, none of which precisely agree with one another.