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1000 Francs CFA Endangered wildlife
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#106 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a finely detailed high-relief depiction of a crested bird of prey — consistent with a Martial Eagle or similar endangered raptor — shown perched with wings dramatically outstretched and its distinctive crest feathers erect, facing left. The date 2004 appears in small characters in the left field. The curved legend LE MONDE ANIMAL EN PERIL arcs along the upper rim, referencing the endangered wildlife theme of the series. A plain inner border separates the design from the reeded edge. |
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Togo's CFA franc coinage has been issued under the authority of the BCEAO — the West African central bank — since 1962, but collector issues like this one were almost certainly produced under licensing arrangements that had little to do with Togo's government directly. By the early 2000s, a cottage industry of Pacific and African-attributed silver commemoratives had taken hold, with mints in Europe producing wildlife-themed issues nominally assigned to small issuing states that rarely handled the coins at all. KM#106 sits squarely in that tradition.