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5000 Francs Independence
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central coat of arms of Chad featuring palm trees flanking a shield with supporters, a church to the right, and an arc above; the national motto UNITE TRAVAIL PROGRES appears in the legend surrounding the arms. The denomination 5.000 FRANCS is inscribed below the shield. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD arcs along the upper periphery of the coin. |
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| Mintage | ND (1970) NI - - 4,000 |
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Chad gained independence from France on August 11, 1960, but the commemorative gold issues marking that event were produced years later — a common pattern among newly sovereign Francophone African states that lacked domestic minting infrastructure and depended on the Paris Mint to produce prestige coinage on delayed schedules. The 1970 date reflects the tenth anniversary series rather than a coin struck in the year of independence itself.
Mintages for these anniversary issues were small and largely absorbed by collectors and foreign investors rather than circulating domestically.