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1000 Francs Genghis Khan
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Diameter | 36 mm |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of a figure wearing an elaborate braided headdress, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field, the subject depicted in a contemplative pose with one hand raised to the chin. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD arcs across the upper field, while the motto UNITÉ • TRAVAIL • PROGRÈS curves along the inner border. The denomination 1000 FRANCS is inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD • UNITÉ • TRAVAIL • PROGRÈS • 1000 FRANCS |
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Chad's series of commemorative silver issues from the early 2000s pulled from an eclectic roster of historical figures with no particular connection to the issuing nation — a common revenue strategy among post-colonial African states whose mints had no domestic striking capacity and contracted production to European facilities. Genghis Khan was a reliable seller in this market.
By 2002, Chad's government was operating under severe fiscal constraints following decades of civil conflict and the ongoing fallout from the Libyan interventions of the 1980s. These collector-market issues were a straightforward hard-currency play.