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1500 Francs CFA Modern Warfare
| Issuer | Gabon |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date) |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of Gabon are displayed in a raised central medallion, encircled by the legend REPUBLIQUE GABONAISE and the denomination 1500 FRANCS CFA. Surrounding the central medallion is an elaborate high-relief collage depicting modern and future warfare: a hooded cyber-warfare operative seated before a laptop bearing a grenade motif occupies the lower central field, while military drones, jet aircraft, missiles, tanks, assault rifles, a warship, a military helicopter, and a blimp fill the surrounding field. Binary code sequences border the composition along the rim, evoking the theme of digital and electronic warfare. The date 2023 appears at the left. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed, high-relief depiction of a large-scale ancient naval engagement fills the entire field, evoking the Battle of Actium (31 BC). Multiple galleys with oars and sailing vessels bearing flags are shown locked in close combat on turbulent waters, with figures visible among the chaos of the melee. The scene is rendered with painterly depth and exceptional sculptural detail, occupying the full diameter of the coin from rim to rim. The legend WAR HAS NO REAL WINNER arcs along the upper portion of the field in an italic script. |
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Gabon's participation in the modern commemorative coin market is largely brokered through the Monnaie de Paris and various European distributors, with the country lending its issuing authority to collector-targeted themes that have no particular connection to Gabonese history or policy. This piece is one of dozens issued under similar arrangements across Francophone Africa, where the CFA franc framework and cooperative mint agreements make it administratively straightforward for small nations to issue high-silver collector pieces aimed entirely at the European and American numismatic market.
The 62.2g specification is the standard two-troy-ounce benchmark favored by the commemorative industry.