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25 000 Francs CFA General Gnassingbe Eyadema
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 1977 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The Togolese national coat of arms occupies the central field, depicting a shield bearing the monogram 'RT' (République Togolaise) supported by two rampant lions, each holding a spear. Above the shield, two crossed national flags are displayed with scrolled banners inscribed with the national motto. The legend 'REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE' arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination '25000 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed along the lower portion of the field. The design is framed by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse description | A uniformed bust of General Gnassingbé Eyadéma facing forward, wearing a military peaked cap with decorative band, is centrally positioned in the field. The circumferential legend 'GENERAL GNASSINGBE EYADEMA' arcs along the upper border and 'PRESIDENT' along the right side. The date '1977' appears at the base of the design between two small dots. To the lower left of the portrait, the weight and fineness specifications '9g OR TIT. 0.917' are inscribed in the field, with the engraver's initials 'RV' visible to the lower right of the bust. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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Issued the year Togo's constitution was suspended and the Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais entrenched Eyadéma as sole legal political authority, this gold piece belongs to a series of personality-cult coinages commissioned during a period when the regime was actively constructing an official mythology around the 1967 coup. Eyadéma had by this point declared himself the survivor of a plane crash at Sarakawa — an event his government promoted as miraculous and which became a cornerstone of state propaganda.
The .917 fineness places it firmly in the 22-karat commemorative category common to Francophone African issues of the 1970s, most struck by the Monnaie de Paris on contract.