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10 000 Francs CFA General Gnassingbe Eyadema
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of the Togolese Republic is centrally displayed, featuring the national shield flanked by two lions, with the denomination 10000 FRANCS CFA inscribed in the lower portion of the field. The mintmark (bell) appears to the left of the arms, while a small dot with the year appears to the right. The national motto TRAVAIL LIBERTE PATRIE (Labour Freedom Homeland) is inscribed along with the abbreviated republic name REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE, and the date code 77 and mint control marks 23 B appear in the legend. The overall design is executed in high relief consistent with piedfort proof coinage. |
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| Mintage | 1977 - Proof, bell, 23 B, piedfort - 5 |
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Gnassingbé Eyadéma seized power in Togo in January 1967 — the first successful military coup in sub-Saharan African post-independence history, a fact he actively promoted as a point of national mythology. By the mid-1970s his government had nationalized the phosphate industry and was aggressively minting prestige issues to project stability and revenue. Piedfort strikings like this one were produced for the collector and diplomatic gift market, not circulation.
The KM#Pn3 designation places this firmly in pattern or essai territory. Eyadéma remained in power until his death in 2005.