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15 000 Francs CFA General Gnassingbe Eyadema, Obverse trial strike
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of the République Togolaise occupies the central field, featuring two rampant lions flanking a shield inscribed with the monogram 'RT' and surmounted by two crossed national flags bearing the motto banners TRAVAIL, LIBERTÉ, and PATRIE. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 15000 FRANCS CFA is boldly rendered in the lower field. The coin's milled border frames the design with a continuous beaded inner ring. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a largely plain, unadorned copper field, struck solely with the incuse legend PRUEBA centered horizontally across the middle of the die. This Spanish-language term, meaning 'trial' or 'test,' identifies the piece as a trial strike produced to assess die quality and metal properties prior to any authorised production. The field shows no additional design elements, devices, or border ornamentation beyond the plain rim. |
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Gnassingbé Eyadéma seized power in Togo in January 1967 — the first successful military coup in sub-Saharan Africa's post-independence history, as he himself frequently boasted. By the mid-1970s his government was issuing an extravagant series of high-denomination commemorative and collector pieces through the Monnaie de Paris, many featuring his own likeness, partly as instruments of political image-building abroad and partly to generate hard currency through numismatic sales to foreign collectors.
Trial strikes (essais de frappe) in copper were produced as off-metal tests prior to final approval of the production dies. KM#TS10 never progressed to a circulating or standard collector issue at this denomination.