Richard Strauss died in 1949, and this piece was issued to mark the 2014 sesquicentennial of his birth. The Ivory Coast has no historical connection to the composer whatsoever — these fractional gold coins are produced under license as bullion collectibles for the European collector market, with the West African issuing authority lending nominal sovereignty to a product designed and distributed entirely abroad.
Richard Strauss died in 1949, and this piece was issued to mark the 2014 sesquicentennial of his birth. The Ivory Coast has no historical connection to the composer whatsoever — these fractional gold coins are produced under license as bullion collectibles for the European collector market, with the West African issuing authority lending nominal sovereignty to a product designed and distributed entirely abroad.