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1000 Francs CFA Olympic Games 2008
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two dynamic athletic scenes from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games rendered in high relief: a sprinter in a crouching start position occupies the lower left field, while a javelin thrower in full throwing motion is portrayed in the upper right field, with a stylised number '8' visible in the lower right. The curved legend 'JEUX OLYMPIQUES 2008' arcs prominently along the upper border, and the date '2007' (the year of issue) is inscribed in the lower exergue. The composition conveys athletic energy and movement in a contemporary medallic style. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Togo has no national Olympic committee capable of independently fielding athletes under its own program at the level these commemoratives imply — the coins were issued through licensing arrangements with the Pobjoy Mint and similar private minting operations that secured rights to produce Olympic-themed coinage for small francophone African nations. The IOC's commercial licensing framework in the lead-up to Beijing 2008 generated dozens of such issues across West Africa, most with no meaningful connection to the issuing country's actual participation in the Games.