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100 Francs Independence
| Issuer | Senegal |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#4 |
| Obverse description | The arms of the Republic of Senegal are displayed centrally: a quartered shield bearing a rampant lion to the left and a baobab tree above wavy lines to the right, encircled by an olive wreath. Three scroll banners beneath the shield bear the national motto 'UN PEUPLE - UNE FOI - UN BUT'. A five-pointed star appears at the apex of the design, surmounting the shield. The circular legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU SENEGAL' arcs around the upper periphery in bold Latin characters, while small five-pointed stars punctuate the lower field. A decorative rosette ornament appears at the base. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Struck to commemorate the eighth anniversary of Senegalese independence from France in 1960, this issue belongs to a wave of gold commemoratives produced by newly sovereign African nations during the 1960s — many of them struck at the Paris Mint under contract, targeting the international collector market rather than domestic circulation. Senegal had neither the mint infrastructure nor the foreign reserve base to justify a domestic gold coinage at this scale.
Mintages for this series were tightly controlled and never released in full by the issuing authority.