UNC World’s First Mint Colored Coin 1000 Francos 1993 EQUATORIAL GUINEA DINOSAUR

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Tied for Title:
World’s 1st Mint Colored Coin
1993 Equatorial Guinea, ALLOSAURUS, from the Jurassic Dinosaurs series. There are six different dinosaurs in this series.
ACTUAL coin shown. Housed in clear 2x2 holder. In my opinion, this lovely coin is uncirculated or about uncirculated, but I do see a few small contact marks and fingerprints so it has been handled at some point. Please see the photos for condition.
Mintage is unknown but I've seen some estimates of 25,000 pieces made.
Background: According to an article that appeared in early 2015 in a major numismatic magazine, (an article you may still be able to find online if you Google) the title of “World’s first mint-colored legal tender coin” belongs to the coins of two different nations. In 1993 Uganda and Equatorial Guinea issued the first legal tender coinage with coloring from the mint, and not done aftermarket as an alteration. A mint in South Africa created the coin series for both nations. The coins were issued in two different denominations in copper-nickel and in silver. These same series, Famous Places and Jurassic Dinosaurs, were repeated in 1994. Today many nations have issued mint-colored coins, including the USA.
Palau
is often considered the first nation to issue colored coins but their 1992 and 1993 issues are actually fantasies. In 1994, independence from the USA officially came and transformed its fantasy coinage into legal tender. Papua New Guinea and Cubano would also issue colored coins in 1994. All three nations used different mints and coloring techniques.
Today dozens of nations have authorized mint-colored coins and the popularity of these issues continues to grow. But with this auction, you get one of the originals from the very first year of true mint-colorized legal tender coinage, 1993.
Own a bit of numismatic history!
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