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500 Francs CFA Apollo 11, Astronauts
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Weight | 7 g |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Togolese Republic occupies the central field, depicting two lions rampant as supporters flanking a central shield bearing the initials 'RT', each lion holding a banner inscribed with the national motto. The arms are rendered in fine relief against a mirror-polished field. The legend 'REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE' curves along the upper periphery, while the denomination '500 FRANCS' is prominently displayed in large raised letters along the lower arc. A beaded inner border runs around the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE TRAVAIL LIBERTE PATRIE RT 500 FRANCS (Translation: Togolese Republic Labour Freedom Homeland) |
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Togo issued a wave of silver commemoratives in the late 1990s under licensing arrangements that had little to do with the issuing nation itself — the Apollo 11 pieces among them were produced for the collector market, not circulation, and were distributed almost exclusively through European and American coin dealers. The CFA franc zone gave these issues nominal legal-tender status, but no Togolese bank ever expected to redeem one.
The 30th anniversary of the 1969 lunar landing generated a predictable flood of such issues from small-denomination sovereignties worldwide. Mintages were typically low on paper but secondary-market saturation suggests otherwise.