Changes: Gabonese non-denominated coins

Non-denominated
	1926 coin
General information
Country	French Gabon
Value	Unknown
Years	1925–1929
Measurements and composition
Mass	3 g
Diameter	31 mm
Composition	aluminum
Appearance
Shape	round with hole
Obverse	Elephant (1925); Leopard (1926); Ox (1927); Pelican (1928); Rhinoceros (1929);
Reverse	"GABON", year
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Latest revision as of 19:05, 1 January 2018

Gabon, during its time as a territory of French Equatorial Africa, issued a series of five non-denominated token coins annually from 1925 to 1929. They were produced at the Poissy Mint in France. It is believed they were used for paying taxes, and that their values corresponded to the animals shown on the obverses.

History and description[]

French Gabon introduced its series of five non-denominated coins in 1925, the same year in which Middle Congo started its own series of similar pieces. Each of the five coins is composed of aluminum and has a mass of approximately 3 grams and a diameter of roughly 31 millimeters. All are round in shape and bear a circular hole in their centers. A different animal is featured on the obverse for each year the coins were produced, with the central hole cut over portions of the illustration. An elephant (Loxodonta) is shown for 1925, a leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) for 1926, an ox head for 1927, a pelican (Pelecanus) for 1928, and a rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) for 1929. Curved in a clockwise direction along the upper rim of the reverse, above the central hole, is the word "GABON", and written counterclockwise along the bottom periphery of the piece, below the hole, is the year of minting. The rims of both the obverse and reverse are raised and decorated with a dentillated border.

All five of the non-denominated coins are rare and appear at auctions every once in a while. Prices have often varied from about US$600 to US$3,500, depending on the coin's date, condition, and demand.

References[]

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation website
acsearch.info
Numista – Non-Denominated Leopard (English) (French)

v · d · e Currency of Gabon
Coins	Official coins: 10 FCFA • 25 FCFA • 50 FCFA • 100 FCFA • 500 FCFA • 1000 FCFA • 3000 FCFA • 5000 FCFA • 10,000 FCFA • 20,000 FCFA • non-denominated Unusual coins: 1500 CFA/1 Af • 4500 CFA/3 Af
Banknotes	500 FCFA • 1000 FCFA • 5000 FCFA • 10,000 FCFA
Miscellaneous	Bank of Central African States • Central African CFA franc • Franc • French Equatorial African franc • French franc

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 |caption= [[1926]] coin
 |country= {{flag|France}} [[Gabon|French Gabon]]
+|value= Unknown
 |years= [[1925]]&ndash;[[1929]]
+|mass= 3 g
+|diameter= 31 mm
 |composition= [[aluminum]]
 |shape= round with hole
-|obverse= *[[wikipedia:Elephant|Elephant]] (1925)
+|obverse= *{{wp|en|Elephant}} (1925)
-*[[wikipedia:Leopard|Leopard]] (1926)
+*{{wp|en|Leopard}} (1926)
-*[[wikipedia:Ox|Ox]] (1927)
+*{{wp|en|Ox}} (1927)
-*[[wikipedia:Pelican|Pelican]] (1928)
+*{{wp|en|Pelican}} (1928)
-*[[wikipedia:Rhinoceros|Rhinoceros]] (1929)
+*{{wp|en|Rhinoceros}} (1929)
 |reverse= "GABON", year
 }}
-[[Gabon]], during its time as a territory of [[French Equatorial Africa]], issued a series of '''[[non-denominated coin|non-denominated]] [[token coin]]s''' each year from [[1925]] to [[1929]]. It is believed they were used for [[tax]]es.
+[[Gabon]], during its time as a territory of [[French Equatorial Africa]], issued a series of five '''[[non-denominated coin|non-denominated]] [[token coin]]s''' annually from [[1925]] to [[1929]]. They were produced at the [[Poissy Mint]] in [[France]]. It is believed they were used for paying [[tax]]es, and that their values corresponded to the animals shown on the [[obverse]]s.
 ==History and description==
-French Gabon introduced its series of non-denominated coins in 1925, the same year in which [[Middle Congo]] started [[Congolese non-denominated coins|its own series]] of similar coins. The coins are composed of [[aluminum]] and are round in shape with a hole in the center. A different animal is present on the [[obverse]] for each year. The animal is an [[wikipedia:Elephant|elephant]] for 1925, a [[wikipedia:Leopard|leopard]] for 1926, an [[wikipedia:Ox|ox]] for 1927, a [[wikipedia:Pelican|pelican]] for 1928, and a [[wikipedia:Rhinoceros|rhinoceros]] for 1929. "GABON" is inscribed above the hole on the [[reverse]], and the year is written below.
+French Gabon introduced its series of five non-denominated coins in 1925, the same year in which [[Middle Congo]] started [[Congolese non-denominated coins|its own series]] of similar pieces. Each of the five coins is composed of [[aluminum]] and has a mass of approximately 3 grams and a diameter of roughly 31 millimeters. All are round in [[shape]] and bear a circular hole in their centers. A different animal is featured on the obverse for each year the coins were produced, with the central hole cut over portions of the illustration. An {{wp|en|African elephant|elephant}} (''{{wsp|Loxodonta}}'') is shown for 1925, a {{wp|en|African leopard|leopard}} (''{{wsp|Panthera pardus pardus}}'') for 1926, an {{wp|en|ox}} head for 1927, a {{wp|en|pelican}} (''{{wsp|Pelecanus}}'') for 1928, and a {{wp|en|Black rhinoceros|rhinoceros}} (''{{wsp|Diceros bicornis}}'') for 1929. Curved in a clockwise direction along the upper rim of the [[reverse]], above the central hole, is the word "GABON", and written counterclockwise along the bottom periphery of the piece, below the hole, is the year of minting. The rims of both the obverse and reverse are raised and decorated with a dentillated border.
+All five of the non-denominated coins are rare and appear at auctions every once in a while. Prices have often varied from about [[United States dollar|US$]]600 to US$3,500, depending on the coin's date, condition, and demand.
-==References==
-*[http://numismaster.com/ NumisMaster]
+==References==
-{{stub}}
+*[http://ngccoin.com Numismatic Guaranty Corporation website]
+*[http://acsearch.info acsearch.info]
+*[http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces41654.html Numista &ndash; Non-Denominated Leopard] {{lang|English}} {{lang|French}}
 {{Gabon currency}}
 [[Category:20th century coins]]
 [[Category:Aluminum]]
+[[Category:Coins of the French Empire]]
 [[Category:Coins of French Equatorial Africa]]
 [[Category:Coins of Gabon]]
 [[Category:Coins with Gregorian dates]]
-[[Category:Coins with Latin script inscriptions]]
 [[Category:Dated coins]]
 [[Category:Non-denominated coins]]