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1000 Francs Tasmiyah, round
| Issuer | Niger |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a partially colored devotional scene depicting a man cradling an infant, rendered in the Islamic tradition of Tasmiyah — the naming ceremony. A crescent moon and mosque dome appear in the upper field, while a Quran and prayer beads are depicted at the right. The central motif is highlighted with applied color, providing vivid contrast against the silver relief background. Arabic script inscribed in the field references the name of Allah. |
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Niger's "Tasmiyah" series falls within a now-familiar genre of African nation-issued silver coins produced almost entirely for Western and Asian collector markets — the issuing country has negligible domestic demand for bullion commemoratives. The actual minting was almost certainly contracted to a European facility, most likely B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt in Munich or a comparable private mint, a standard arrangement for sub-Saharan francophone states operating under CFA franc monetary agreements with France.
The Tasmiyah is the Islamic rite of naming a newborn, performed on the seventh day after birth. That the coin was issued under Niger's authority is appropriate — over 98% of Niger's population is Muslim.