100 Francs CFA Handball Championship

100 Francs CFA (Handball Championship) - obverse100 Francs CFA (Handball Championship) - reverse

© Central Forum of Numismatists of the USSR

Features

Location Republic of the Congo
Type Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Year 1984
Value 100 Francs CFA (100 XAF)
Currency CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date)
Composition Copper-nickel
Weight 31 g
Diameter 39 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
137791
References X# 1
George S. Cuhaj (editor); 2011. Unusual World Coins. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.

Commemorative issue

1984 African Cup Women's Handball Championship

Obverse

Trophy, date below, above and lettering either side.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE POPULAIRE DU CONGO
COUPE D'AFRIQUE
MARIEN NGOUABI
CHAMPIONNAT DE
HANDBALL DES FEMMES
1984

Translation:
People's Republic of Congo
African Cup
Women's Handball Championship

Reverse

Handball motif. Handball players, lettering above and denomination below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LES JEUX INTERNATIONAUX
HANDBALL
100 FRANCS

Translation: The International Games

Edge

Reeded

Mint

The Franklin Mint, Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)

Comments

Formerly KM#3

Part of the "International Sports Coin Collection" set. The set consists of 19 Copper-Nickel coins/medals (struck by the Franklin Mint) and a 1983 US Commemorative silver dollar, all in proof:

Bhutan - 25 Ngultrum - Boxing
Bhutan - 25 Ngultrum - Shot Put
Congo - 100 Francs - Handball
Guinea - 200 Sylt - Race Walking
Guinea-Bissau - 250 Pesos - Balance Beam
Guinea-Bissau - 250 Pesos - Horizontal Bar
Lesotho - 10 Maloti - Field Hockey
Lesotho - 10 Maloti - Hurdling
Liberia - 10 Dollars - Weightlifting
Liberia - 10 Dollars - Basketball
Maldives - 25 Rufiyaa - Swimming
Maldives - 25 Rufiyaa - Soccer
Mauritania - 500 Ouguiya - Running
Mauritania - 500 Ouguiya - Fencing
Mongolia - 10 Terper - Equestrian
Mongolia - 10 Terper - Archery
Sao Tome & Principe - 20 Dollars - Horse Vault
Tonga - 5 Pa'anga - Judo
Tonga - 5 Pa'anga - Relay
United States - 1 Dollar - Discus (KM#209)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1984  Proof

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