Togo 10-FRANCS (KMa8)¶
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Obverse Denomination
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Reverse RHIM GAZELLE
- Composition
- Aluminum-Bronze
- Country
- Togo
- Approx. Size
- 24mm
- Area
- Africa
- Animal Class
- Mammals
- Species
- Rhim Gazelle
- KM#
- 8
This coin was issued for use in Togo when Togo was a part of the federation of French West Africa. It can be distinguished by the name "Togo" on the obverse. The Rhim Gazelle -- a nomadic antelope -- is a popular reverse on French African coins.
Togo¶
- Area
- Africa
Togo is a small sliver of a country with a population less than 4 million people. The pre-European history is a little hazy. Brazillian traders were apparently the first to settle in the area, but Germany achieved possession in 1884 by inducing the chiefs to place their territories under German protection (German Togoland). After World War I, the area was divided between Great Britain and France. In 1957 the British portion voted to join Ghana to the west and the French portion became the independent Republic of Togo in 1960. Approximately two-thirds of the population is engaged in agriculture. Cotton, coffee, and cocoa are the main exports, along with phosphates.
