Togo 1977 5000 francs

Steve Album sale 27, lot 1226

This specimen was lot 1226 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $223.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TOGO: AR 5000 francs, 1977. 10th Anniversary of the Presidency of General Gnassingbe Eyadema, reported mintage of just 150 pieces, Proof, R." This rare coin was accompanied by silver 10000 francs and gold 15000, 25000 and 50000 francs. It is unlikely to have circulated outside the circle of the president's relatives and cronies. The president, having seized power in 1967, survived coups and assassination attempts to rule until his death in 2005.

Recorded mintage: 150 proofs.

Specification: 24.36 g, 0.925 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-8.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

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