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100 Francs CFA Crown of Emperor Rudolf II
| Issuer | Ivory Coast |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Weight | 0.57 g |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2021 - - 1,602 |
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Rudolf II's crown, made in Prague around 1602 by Jan Vermeyen, was never actually used for a coronation — Rudolf wore it as a private imperial crown, a personal object of obsessive refinement that reflected his well-documented passion for art and collecting rather than any ceremonial function. It survives today in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, one of the few Holy Roman imperial regalia pieces to have escaped the dispersals of the Napoleonic era.
The Ivory Coast has issued dozens of these miniature rhodium-on-gold pieces under the CFA franc authority, most commemorating European art objects with no connection to West Africa. The KM# 763 assignment places it within a sprawling modern series rather than any standalone issue.