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5000 Francs Bongo
| Issuer | Gabon |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Central motif features a group of three Bakota reliquary guardian figures (mbulu ngulu), with the principal figure prominently displayed at center bearing a large domed headdress and stylized facial features, flanked by two subsidiary figures. The national arms of Gabon appear at the top of the field above the reliquary group, featuring the shield supported by two panthers with a ship in base. Decorative fluted column elements with scrolled terminals frame the design on either side. The denomination 5000 FRANCS is inscribed in a curved legend along the lower periphery, with FRANCS repeated on either side of the numeral. |
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| Reverse lettering | FRANCS 5000 FRANCS NI |
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| Mintage | 1969 - Proof - 4,000 |
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