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1000 Francs Pope John Paul II
| Issuer | Niger |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Niger occupies the central field, featuring a shield charged with a sunburst motif, flanked by crossed spears and supported by a zebu head at the base, all resting on a decorative scroll bearing the legend REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER. The country name arcs along the upper periphery in large raised Latin letters: REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER. The denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in bold relief across the lower field. The coin is struck in proof finish with a deeply mirrored field contrasting against frosted relief elements. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Niger issued this coin as part of a broader wave of African nation papal commemoratives that flooded the market in the early 2010s, most struck under licensing arrangements with European minting houses rather than produced by any domestic facility. Niger has no mint of its own.
John Paul II had been canonized just weeks before this coin's release date — April 27, 2014 — making the timing commercially deliberate. The Vatican had no involvement in its authorization.