Chad 1970 1000 francs
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This specimen was lot 3374 in Goldberg sale 62 (Beverly Hills, February 2010), where it sold for $195.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Chad. 1000 Francs, 1970. Tenth Anniversary of Independence. Nude Native. Brilliant Proof." Chad, independent since 1960, finds herself stretched across the Sahara and Sahel of Africa. Recurrent droughts stoke ethnic conflicts which periodically erupt into civil war. Recent discoveries of oil enable the ruling elite to retain its hold on power.
Recorded mintage: 4,000.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.900 fine gold, .101 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-5; KM-8.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 62: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2011.
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