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500 Francs CFA Thai Bottle Cap
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Weight | 6 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a colour-printed depiction of iconic Thai temple architecture, rendered with gilded rooftops and surrounding foliage in polychrome enamel. Below the architectural scene appears the coat of arms of Chad at centre, flanked to the left by the legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD' and date '2022', and to the right by the denomination '500 FRANCS CFA'. The legend 'THAILAND' arcs across the upper field in bold relief lettering, while the inscription '6 grams .999 Fine Silver' appears along the lower field. The entire design is set within a deeply struck scalloped border replicating the form of a bottle cap. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Chad's CFA franc is issued through the Bank of Central African States, but this piece has nothing to do with monetary policy — it belongs to the collector novelty category that the Paris-based minting contractors have aggressively expanded across francophone African issuing authorities since roughly 2015. The Thai bottle cap motif references the Chang beer brand, whose distinctive bottle caps have become minor collector objects in their own right across Southeast Asia.