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1500 Francs Nefertiti
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of the Togolese Republic occupies the central field, featuring two rampant lions flanking a shield charged with the national monogram 'RT', with two crossed national flags above. The circular legend 'REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE' arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination '1500 FRANCS' is inscribed in bold lettering along the lower rim. The design is framed by a beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized profile bust of Nefertiti, the ancient Egyptian queen, faces right in the center of the field, rendered in a flat, graphic style reminiscent of ancient Egyptian artistic convention. Egyptian hieroglyphic cartouches and symbols are depicted to the left and right of the bust. The legend 'NOFRETETE' curves along the upper rim, and the date '2007' appears in the lower exergue. The design is enclosed within a beaded inner border. |
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Togo's authority to issue coins is itself a bureaucratic curiosity — the country is a member of the West African CFA franc zone, meaning the Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest controls its actual monetary policy. These small gold issues were produced under licensing arrangements common to several nominal African issuers in the 2000s, with the physical minting contracted to European facilities and the "Togolese" attribution serving primarily a collector-market function.
Nefertiti's famous bust, excavated at Amarna in 1912 by a German expedition, has spent more time at the center of repatriation disputes than on public display.