MALI: Republic, AE 2500 francs, 2007, KM-XE1a, Abolition of the Slave Trade Series - Frederick Douglas 1818-1895, fantasy pattern essai in pure copper, mintage 30 pieces, PCGS graded MS66 RB. Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings.Private pattern struck at the Patrick Mint. The mint began operating in 1972 and was known for striking mainly tokens until the mint was destroyed in the 2017 Tubbs Fire in the "Northern California Firestorm" along with 5,642 other structures in Santa Rosa, California.
Estimate: 75-100 USD