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50 Francs Independence, essai

Issuer République du Niger
Year 1960
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Currency CFA franc (1958-date)
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Mintage 1960
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Niger's independence from France was proclaimed on August 3, 1960, and this essai was struck to mark the occasion — a proof-of-concept piece produced in small quantities, as was standard French practice for newly independent franc-zone states transitioning to sovereign coinage. The Paris Mint handled production, as it did for virtually all former AOF territories at the moment of independence.

Essais of this type were never released for circulation and exist almost exclusively in institutional and specialist collections.

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