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1500 Francs CFA Semperoper
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 1500 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE TRAVAIL LIBERTE PATRIE RT 1500 FRANCS |
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| Mintage | 2005 - Proof - 2,000 |
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The Semperoper in Dresden was destroyed by Allied bombing in February 1945 and remained a ruin for decades, its reconstruction becoming a politically charged project in East Germany. The rebuilt opera house reopened in 1985 — exactly 150 years after its original inauguration — a date the GDR government leveraged heavily for prestige.
Togo's issuance of this piece is purely a collector vehicle, one of dozens of small-denomination gold minors produced for the world numismatic market bearing no genuine connection to the issuing nation.