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3000 Francs CFA Vesta Meteorite
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Composition | Gold (.999) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Chad occupies the central field, depicting a heraldic shield supported by two rampant lions, surmounted by a rising sun, with a goat's head at the chief and wavy horizontal bands across the shield body. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination 3000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed along the lower periphery. The design is rendered in high relief against a darkened field, with a raised milled border encircling the entire composition. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD 3000 FRANCS CFA |
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The Vesta meteorite fragments referenced on this issue originate from 4 Vesta, the second-largest body in the asteroid belt, confirmed as the source of the HED meteorite group following orbital data collected by NASA's Dawn spacecraft between 2011 and 2012. Chad has no particular connection to either the meteorite or the mission — the country functions here purely as a licensing issuer, one of several African states that monetize their sovereign minting rights through third-party distributors producing collector pieces with no circulation intent.