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100 Francs CFA Willy Brandt
| Issuer | Mali (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ⋆ REPUBLIQUE DU MALI ⋆ 100 FRANCS CFA UN PEUPLE•UN BUT•UNE FOI |
| Reverse description | A facing portrait of Willy Brandt, former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, dominates the central field. The legend •25. TODESTAG • WILLY BRANDT • arcs around the upper portion of the rim, commemorating the 25th anniversary of his death. The year of his birth, 1913, appears to the left of the portrait and the year of his death, 1992, to the right, with the commemorative year 2017 also inscribed. The fineness and weight specifications 1/2 G .999 FINE GOLD are indicated in the lower field. |
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Willy Brandt's 1970 Kniefall von Warschau — his unrehearsed genuflection before the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial — remains one of the most discussed gestures in postwar European diplomacy. Mali has issued a long series of small-format gold pieces honoring foreign political figures, a revenue-generating program with no meaningful connection to Malian history or monetary circulation. These coins are sold directly to collectors and never see West African commerce.