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1000 Francs Independence, essai
| Issuer | Niger |
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| Year | 1960 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust of President Diori Hamani, slightly turned to the left, depicted wearing glasses and a suit with tie, rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail. The legend PRESIDENT DIORI HAMANI curves along the upper periphery, separated by two raised dots, while REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER arcs around the lower periphery, also flanked by raised dot stops. |
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Niger's independence was proclaimed on August 3, 1960, and this essai was produced as a trial piece in anticipation of a circulating coinage that never materialized — France's CFA franc arrangements meant newly independent Sahelian states rarely needed their own sovereign currency infrastructure. Essais of this type were struck in strictly limited quantities, typically fewer than two thousand pieces, for presentation and archival purposes by the Paris Mint.