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1000 Francs CFA A boy cutting grass with a sickle
| Issuer | Gabon |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a full-colour reproduction of Vincent van Gogh's 1881 drawing 'A Boy Cutting Grass with a Sickle', depicting a young labourer bent forward in a field, rendered in the artist's characteristic early naturalistic style with earthy greens and browns. Superimposed in the left portion of the field is a raised, uncoloured relief portrait bust of Van Gogh himself, facing slightly left and wearing a hat, executed in a sculptural finish that contrasts with the coloured background. The inscription 'Vincent Van Gogh' appears in a flowing script along the right side of the field, with the dates '1853-1890' inscribed in the upper right. The issue year '2017' appears in raised numerals at the lower left of the field. |
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Gabon issues coinage through the Central African States monetary union, whose shared franc CFA has been pegged to the euro — and before that, the French franc — since 1945. Individual member states periodically commission collector pieces under their own names despite having no independent monetary policy. This piece is one of those: a national vanity issue produced for the collector market, almost certainly struck by a European private mint on contract.
Silver-plated copper at this size is the calling card of budget commemorative production aimed at thematic collectors rather than numismatists.