fme_1048683 - REPUBLIC OF UPPER VOLTA Médaille, Maurice Yaméogo, An I de l’indépendance
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Type : Médaille, Maurice Yaméogo, An I de l’indépendance
Date: 1960
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 45 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 37,96 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron hétérogène. Quelques coups sur la tranche
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Tête de profil à gauche du président Maurice Yaméogo. Signé : HG.
Reverse
Reverse legend : REPUBLIQUE DE HAUTE VOLTA - AN I DE L’INDEPENDANCE.
Reverse description : Carte du pays de Haute-Volta.
Historical background
REPUBLIC OF UPPER VOLTA
(1958-1984)
The Republic of Upper Volta is a state established on December 11, 1958 as a state within the French Community, it previously had the status of an overseas territory and was part of the French Union. On August 5, 1960, it gained independence from France. It changed its name on August 4, 1984 to become Burkina Faso. The first president was Maurice Yaméogo, head of the Alliance for Democracy and Federation/African Democratic Rally. Thomas Sankara came to power in a coup d'état on August 4, 1983. Under his rule, on August 4, 1984, Upper Volta changed its name to become Burkina Faso, which means \"the country of upright men\".
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