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500 Francs CFA Gorch Fock
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | GORCH FOCK 1958 - 2008 |
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The Gorch Fock II is the West German tall ship launched in 1958 and still active as a sail training vessel for the Deutsche Marine — a ship that has generated persistent controversy, including a 2020 Bundeswehr investigation into onboard conditions that ultimately cost the vessel's commander her post. Togo's licensing of her image for a collector silver reflects the broader Francophone African commemorative coin trade of the 2000s, in which small nations issued themed bullion largely for the European collector market rather than domestic circulation.