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5000 Francs CFA Forbidden Dragon
| Issuer | Republic of Chad |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of the Republic of Chad at center, depicting a goat and a lion as supporters flanking a vertically divided shield, set against an elaborate multi-tiered field of densely engraved scrolling acanthus foliage and intertwined sinuous dragons in high relief. The inscription 'REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD' arcs above the arms, with the date '2023' above and the denomination '5000 FRANCS CFA' below. Concentric decorative borders of dragons and floral arabesques fill the broad rim, rendered in the antiqued finish to emphasize depth and detail. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Chad has issued commemorative coinage under licensing arrangements with the Bavarian State Mint and similar European producers for years, with the Republic functioning largely as a nominal issuer while the creative and technical work originates entirely abroad. The arrangement is commercially straightforward: a sovereign name on a large-format novelty piece opens access to collector markets that a European mint alone cannot reach.
The "Forbidden Dragon" belongs to a loose series of oversized copper-core pieces finished in silver plate — not struck in solid silver despite the .999 designation, which refers only to the plating. Buyers caught by that distinction have driven considerable secondary-market complaint within the collector community.