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10 Francs Lion, small type, gold plated pattern
| Issuer | Niger |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Value | 10 Francs |
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| Obverse lettering | FRATERNITÉ - TRAVAIL - PROGRÈS 10 FRs 1968 (Translation: Brotherhood, work, progress.) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niger's 1968 pattern coinage was produced in the lead-up to the country's adoption of the CFA franc zone monetary framework, when several West African states briefly explored independent symbolic issues. Patterns in gold-plated aluminium from this period were typically struck by the Paris Mint (Monnaie de Paris) as presentation or approval pieces — never intended for circulation and distributed in minimal quantities to government officials and archives.
Surviving examples outside French institutional collections are rare.