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1500 Francs Duden
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed portrait bust of Konrad Duden faces right, rendered in high relief against a frosted field. Behind and to the left of the effigy, two of Duden's publications are depicted in perspective, including his seminal 1880 'Orthographisches Wörterbuch' with its title legible on the cover, and a later volume of the Duden dictionary series. The commemorative legend '145e ANNIVERSAIRE DUDEN' arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by star ornaments, with the dates '1880' and '2025' flanking the lower field. The inscription '½ G .9999 OR PUR' appears along the lower border, denoting the weight, fineness, and metal. |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Proof - 2,025 |
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Duden is a German-language reference publisher best known for its authoritative orthography dictionary, first compiled by Konrad Duden in 1880 and so thoroughly embedded in German-speaking institutional life that its spelling standards were formally adopted by Germany, Austria, and Switzerland through the Second Orthographical Conference of 1901. Togo has no historical or linguistic connection to the work — the coin is a bullion-adjacent collectible issued under Togo's licensing arrangement, which generates revenue precisely because small-format gold pieces carrying cultural brand recognition sell to collectors outside any traditional numismatic framework.