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100 Francs Blue Sunbird
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (1958-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE RT 100 FRANCS CFA TRAVAIL LIBERTE PATRIE |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a vivid full-colour holographic representation of a Blue Sunbird (family Nectariniidae) in centre field, rendered in brilliant iridescent blues, yellows, and oranges using applied colour and prismatic foil technology, set against a brushed background. To the left, an incuse silhouette of a second sunbird perches amid stylised tropical foliage, with additional engraved leaf motifs framing the upper and right portions of the field. A beaded inner border encircles the design. The family name 'NECTARINIIDAE' curves along the left and lower rim, with 'FORÊT TROPICALE' continuing along the lower right, and the year '2010' inscribed at the right. |
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Togo has no independent monetary authority — it is a member of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, with its currency issued by the BCEAO on behalf of eight member states. Coins bearing Togolese attribution are almost exclusively produced for the collector market by private mints operating under licensing arrangements, not for domestic circulation. The Blue Sunbird, native to Central and West Africa, appears here as subject matter chosen for international collector appeal rather than any particular national significance to Togo.