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500 Francs CFA Zenobia
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Togo occupies the central field, featuring two lions rampant as supporters flanking a shield bearing the initials 'RT', surmounted by two crossed national flags and three scrolls inscribed TRAVAIL, LIBERTE, and PATRIE. The denomination 500 FRANCS CFA appears in the lower portion of the field. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE TOGOLAISE runs along the upper rim in raised Latin letters, with reeded inner and outer borders framing the design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Zenobia was the third-century queen of Palmyra who broke from Rome and briefly ruled a breakaway empire stretching from Egypt to Anatolia before Aurelian crushed her forces at Immae in 272 AD. She was never captured in battle — she fled toward Persia and was taken at the Euphrates. Togo's CFA-denominated commemorative series from this period leaned heavily on ancient world figures with no particular connection to West Africa, a pattern common among smaller issuers generating collector revenue rather than circulating currency.