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1000 Francs Baboon
| Issuer | Niger |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | Central coat of arms of Niger displayed in the field, featuring a shield supported by flanking elements. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA appears in the lower portion of the coin. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Niger has no indigenous baboon population. The species depicted belongs to sub-Saharan habitats well south of the Sahel, and the coin's existence owes nothing to local fauna or national symbolism — it was produced squarely for the international bullion and collector export market, a revenue stream that landlocked, aid-dependent Niger has tapped aggressively since the early 2000s through licensing arrangements with European distributors.