Togo issued a wave of commemorative silver pieces in the early 2000s under licensing arrangements that had little to do with the country's own football history — the 2002 World Cup, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, was the first held in Asia, and dozens of small nations produced authorized FIFA commemoratives to capture collector revenue rather than mark any domestic significance.
Togo issued a wave of commemorative silver pieces in the early 2000s under licensing arrangements that had little to do with the country's own football history — the 2002 World Cup, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, was the first held in Asia, and dozens of small nations produced authorized FIFA commemoratives to capture collector revenue rather than mark any domestic significance.