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1500 Francs CFA African Bush Elephant
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
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| Obverse description | The Togolese coat of arms is depicted centrally in the field, featuring two rampant lions flanking a central shield bearing the monogram 'RT' within a cogwheel, surmounted by two crossed national flags with three scrolled banners inscribed 'Travail', 'Liberté', and 'Patrie'. The circular legend 'RÉPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '1500 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed along the lower periphery. The issue year '2022' appears in the lower central field beneath the arms. A beaded border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | RÉPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE Travail Liberté Patrie RT 2022 1500 FRANCS CFA |
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A 40mm coin weighing just 0.1418 grams of .9999 gold is a physical curiosity — the gold content is negligible, roughly 1/200th of a troy ounce, placing this firmly in the novelty collectible category rather than bullion. Togo's use of the CFA franc ties it monetarily to a French-managed currency bloc of 14 nations whose central bank, the BCEAO, holds reserves partially in Paris — an arrangement critics have called neo-colonial and which generated serious political debate in West Africa around precisely this period.