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1000 Francs Valley of Statues
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a detailed depiction of a pre-Columbian stone figurine or deity bust with an elaborate beaded headdress, rendered in high relief with a coloured stone or resin inlay effect giving a naturalistic stone texture. The figure is shown from the torso upward, hands raised to the chest in a contemplative pose. The circumferential legend reads REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD at the top and •UNITÉ•TRAVAIL•PROGRÈS• flanking the upper field, with the denomination 1000 FRANCS inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a group of monolithic pre-Columbian stone statues from the San Agustín Archaeological Park in Colombia, shown standing upright and supporting a large flat capstone slab in the manner of a dolmen or funerary chamber, set upon a textured grass ground. The figures are rendered in high relief, each displaying characteristic anthropomorphic features of the Agustinian culture. The upper circumferential legend reads MERVEILLES DU MONDE DES CULTURES OUBLIEES, while the lower border carries the inscription VALLEY OF STATUES flanked by decorative star stops, with the date 1999 in the lower field. |
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