View source for Djibouti 1991 15000 francs

[[Image:SB523-71741o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71741]]
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This specimen was lot 71741 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $60. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "DJIBOUTI. 15000 Francs, 1991. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. A very pretty and elusive issue, this piece celebrates [[Djibouti]] nearly-flawlessly." We are uncertain as to what this NCLT commemorates. It is silver with a bit of gold plated onto part of the reverse, probably to increase its marketability. Djibouti is a desert country, independent from France since 1977, in the Horn of Africa that serves largely as a port for neighboring Ethiopia.

''Recorded mintage:'' est. 10,000. 

''Specification:'' 24 g, silver plus 5 grains of gold. AGW: 0.01041 oz.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-28. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''May 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Featuring the Richard Elliott Collection of Hooknecks,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Djibouti 1991 5 francs|1991 5 francs]]
* [[Djibouti 1996 250 francs|1996 250 francs, History of Navigation]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1991]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 Collector's Choice sale]][[Category: Silver crowns of Africa]]