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3000 Francs CFA Germania
| Issuer | Republic of Chad |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse lettering | BULLION COINS OF THE WORLD 999 FINE GOLD 1/500 OZ |
| Edge | Reeded |
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This piece belongs to a peculiar modern phenomenon: the African sovereign gold micro-coin, issued under licensing arrangements with European bullion distributors rather than driven by any domestic monetary need. Chad's participation in these programs is largely nominal — the franc CFA zone itself is administered by the Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale, leaving individual member states with limited independent minting tradition. At 0.06 grams, the gold content is fractional to the point of near-symbolism.
The Germania Mint, based in Poland, produces these under agreement with issuing governments across francophone Africa. Fr#14 in the Friedberg supplement reflects how recently catalogers began tracking this output seriously.