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1000 Francs CFA World Cup Soccer - Bern 1954
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Diameter | 36 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A forward-facing bust portrait of a man, believed to commemorate the 1954 FIFA World Cup victory of West Germany, is rendered in high relief at center. Behind and to the upper left, a stylised depiction of a stadium grandstand with a tower is visible in the field. The curved legend 'ALLEMAGNE - FOOTBALL CHAMPION DU MONDE 1954 A BERN' surrounds the design along the periphery, and the date '2001' appears in the lower field beneath the portrait. |
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Togo had no meaningful connection to the 1954 World Cup held in Bern — the country was a French trusteeship at the time and wouldn't gain independence until 1960. This coin belongs to a category that flourished in the late 1990s and early 2000s: small African nations licensing their minting authority to European distributors, primarily for the collector and souvenir market rather than domestic circulation. The arrangement generated foreign exchange revenue for the issuing government while the actual striking was typically contracted to private mints in Europe.
The 1954 tournament itself was notable for the "Miracle of Bern," West Germany's unexpected defeat of Hungary in the final.