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1500 Francs CFA The Lidian Stater Coin
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse faithfully reproduces the celebrated design of the ancient Lydian electrum stater, presented on an irregular, flan-shaped planchet evoking the hand-struck coins of Lydia circa 600 BCE. A winged lion forepart is shown striding to the right in high relief, its mouth open and wings rendered in precise feather detail, confronting a bull forepart facing to the left. The two heraldic animals meet at centre in a dynamic composition that fills the entire field. The surface is finished in gold plating, replicating the warm electrum tone of the original ancient prototype. |
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The Lydian stater — struck in electrum at Sardis sometime in the late 7th century BC under the Mermnad dynasty, most likely during the reign of Alyattes or his son Croesus — is broadly credited as the earliest true coinage in the Western tradition. Whether Croesus actually introduced the bimetallic system of pure gold and silver issues that replaced the electrum stater remains debated, but his name became so synonymous with coined wealth that it survived into modern idiom.
Chad's CFA franc issues of this commemorative type are struck under license and have no circulation function whatsoever.