Catalog
1000 Francs Galileo
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
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| Reverse description | Stylised bust of a woman with elaborate braided hair facing slightly left, her hand raised to her chin in a contemplative pose, rendered in high relief against a mirror-like proof field. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD arcs along the upper periphery in bold capital letters. The national motto UNITE . TRAVAIL . PROGRES curves around the inner circle in the upper portion of the field. The denomination 1000 FRANCS is inscribed along the lower periphery. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Chad's 1999 commemorative program was issued under a licensing arrangement common among Francophone African states with no meaningful domestic coin production — the pieces were struck in Europe, marketed internationally to collectors, and never intended to circulate. Galileo's selection reflects the broader 1999 appetite among such issuers for astronomy-themed coins timed to the approaching millennium.
The .985 fineness is marginally purer than sterling, a specification chosen to support collector premiums rather than any monetary rationale.