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1000 Francs Animals in Peril - Leopard
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 2003 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a draped bust of a figure facing slightly to the right, rendered in high relief against a dark mirror-like proof field. The surrounding legend reads REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD arcing along the upper rim, with the motto UNITE · TRAVAIL · PROGRES inscribed in a secondary inner arc below. The denomination 1000 FRANCS appears prominently along the lower rim in bold lettering. |
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| Reverse lettering | ENDANGERED WILDLIFE LE MONDE ANIMAL EN PERIL |
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Chad's "Animals in Peril" series was issued during a period when the country was simultaneously hosting peace negotiations over the Darfur spillover conflict and managing a near-collapsed central banking relationship with the BEAC. Collector silver from N'Djamena during these years was effectively a French-brokered licensing arrangement — the coins were struck by a European contractor with no meaningful connection to Chadian monetary infrastructure.
The African leopard population had declined sharply across the Sahel by the early 2000s, with Chad's own game reserves offering little enforceable protection during ongoing civil instability.