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1000 Francs Okapia Johnstoni colorized
| Issuer | Chad |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized bust of an African female figure in right profile, her hair rendered in an elaborate braided or beaded coiffure, her hand raised to her chin in a contemplative pose. The effigy is executed in high relief against a smooth, polished field. The circular legend around the upper portion reads REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD, with the national motto UNITÉ · TRAVAIL · PROGRÈS arranged below in a secondary arc. The denomination 1000 FRANCS is inscribed in large characters across the lower portion of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD · UNITÉ · TRAVAIL · PROGRÈS · 1000 FRANCS |
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The okapi remained entirely unknown to Western science until 1901, when British explorer P.L. Sclater formally described specimens obtained from the Ituri Forest in what was then the Congo Free State. Chad issued this colorized piece eight years before colorized legal-tender coinage had become routine among African sovereign mints — part of a wave of wildlife-themed issues produced through European intermediaries, primarily targeting collector markets rather than domestic circulation.