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3000 Francs CFA Elbphilharmonie
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The central field displays the coat of arms of the Republic of Chad, featuring a heraldic shield with a chevron pattern supported by a goat rampant to the left and a lion rampant to the right, with a rising sun above the shield. Below the shield, a scroll banner bears the national motto in three segments reading UNITE, TRAVAIL, and PROGRES, with a medal of honour at the centre. The issuer legend REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD appears in two lines at the top of the field, and the denomination 3000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed along the lower margin. To the right, separated by a vertical rule, the fineness and weight specifications 999 FINE GOLD and 1/500 OZ are inscribed vertically. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed architectural vignette of the Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, set within a central oval cartouche framed by a decorative border. The building is depicted in a perspective view rising from the waterfront, its distinctive wave-shaped glass superstructure atop the historic brick warehouse base rendered in fine relief. Flanking the upper corners of the field are stylised representations of the Hamburg city gate towers. The legend HAMBURG arches across the upper margin of the field, and ELBPHILHARMONIE is inscribed in the lower margin. |
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At 0.062 g, this is among the smallest gold coins in modern circulation programs — a format pioneered by the Austrian Mint and quickly adopted by various African franc-zone issuers working through intermediary minting agencies, typically European, with Chad holding nominal issuing authority. The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg opened in January 2017 after a construction saga that ran thirteen years over schedule and nearly a billion euros over budget.