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6000 Francs / 4 Africa IDAO Coinage; Elephants
| Issuer | Togo |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Within the copper-nickel centre, a frontal elephant head is depicted in bold relief, superimposed over an outline map of West Africa showing internal national boundaries. The denomination '4 AFRICA' is inscribed in the lower field of the centre below the map. The brass outer ring carries the circular legend '· IDAO · EMISSION MONETAIRE DE L'INSTITUT DE DEVELOPPEMENT DE L'AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST', reading around the full circumference. |
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The IDAO (Initiative pour le Développement de l'Afrique de l'Ouest) coinage was a short-lived private or semi-private scheme promoted in the early 2000s that attempted to introduce a parallel regional currency across West African states. Togo's participation produced a handful of denominations that saw negligible actual circulation. The X# prefix in the reference confirms this sits outside official national coinage — it is cataloged by Krause under their "Unusual World Coins" volume, reserved for tokens, fantasy pieces, and non-governmental monetary experiments.