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1000 Francs CFA Austrian Philharmonic
| Issuer | Gabon |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Austrian Philharmonic design, originally introduced by the Austrian Mint in 1989 as a bullion coin, has been licensed and adapted by a number of small issuers seeking to produce affordable collectibles on base-metal planchets. Gabon's CFA franc issues of this type are struck in silver-plated bronze rather than silver, positioning them firmly as novelty items rather than bullion. The face value is nominal — 1000 CFA francs represented roughly €1.50 at the time of issue.
KM#51 attribution places it within a broader run of similar Gabonese issues from the same period, many sharing planchets with contemporaneous releases from other CFA zone members.