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3000 Francs CFA Earth Tektite
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD UNITE TRAVAIL PROGRES 3000 FRANCS CFA (Translation: Republic of Chad Unity Work Progress) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Tektites are not meteorites — they form when a meteorite impact melts terrestrial rock, flinging molten silica into the atmosphere where it resolidifies before landing. Chad is geologically relevant here: the Aorounga impact structure in the north of the country is one of the best-preserved multi-ring craters on Earth, lending the issuer at least some geographic logic. These small-format gold issues from the Central African Economic and Monetary Community mid-2010s run were produced by the Polish mint Mennica Polska under license.