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10 Francs Independence
| Issuer | Senegal |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the denomination 10 FRANCS in large raised numerals and text at center, with the minting year 1968 displayed below in the lower field. A border of thirteen small five-pointed stars encircles the inner field near the rim. The commemorative legend INDEPENDANCE 4 AVRIL 1960, marking the date of Senegalese independence, is inscribed around the lower periphery in raised Latin characters, reading from left to right. |
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Senegal's 1968 gold issue commemorated the eighth anniversary of independence from France, struck the same year the country weathered serious political pressure following the May 1968 unrest that destabilized de Gaulle's government across the Atlantic — Dakar's own student and labor strikes that spring nearly brought down Léopold Sédar Senghor's administration. The coins were produced in limited quantities, primarily for presentation and international sale rather than domestic circulation, as gold coinage had no practical role in Senegal's franc-zone monetary arrangements.