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100 Francs Nils Holgersson
| Issuer | Niger |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 100 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Niger is depicted centrally in the field, featuring a shield flanked by two crossed swords and a millet stalk, with a sun motif above. The arms are rendered in gold relief against the polished field. The circular legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '100 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed along the lower border in bold capital letters. |
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| Reverse lettering | NILS HOLGERSSON 1/2 G .999 FINE GOLD 2017 |
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Niger's adoption of Selma Lagerlöf's Swedish children's novel as the subject of a bullion issue is, on its face, geographically inexplicable — the connection between the Sahel and a boy riding a goose over Scandinavia is precisely zero. These small-format fractional gold pieces were produced for the collector and novelty bullion market, a category that expanded aggressively in the 2010s as several CFA franc-zone nations licensed their minting authority to European trading companies targeting gift and souvenir buyers.
The actual striking was contracted to a European private mint, not conducted under any Nigerien state facility.