Catalog
300 Francs Independence
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Weight | 25 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Left-facing portrait bust of President John F. Kennedy rendered in high relief, occupying the left portion of the field. To the right, an Apollo lunar spacecraft is depicted in flight above a stylized lunar surface with cratered terrain below. The national motto and Kennedy's name and life dates appear as legends surrounding the central design, with the denomination and date incorporated into the lower legend. |
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Chad's independence issues of 1970 were part of a broader wave of commemorative silver struck for Francophone African nations by the Paris Mint, many of which saw negligible actual circulation in the issuing countries. The coins were produced largely for the international collector market, a practice the French monetary authorities actively facilitated through the Monnaie de Paris in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
KM#7 is among the scarcer pieces in Chad's thin numismatic catalog — the country has issued relatively few coin types since independence from France in 1960.