Silver Five Ounces 2019 Sphinx of Hatshepsut, Coin from Chad - detailed information

The Republic of Chad uses the Central African CFA Franc as its currency; it is the common currency of six independent states in central Africa: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The CFA Franc has both common and national issues. All common circulating coins are issued under the authority of CEMAC ("Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale" - Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) and have no issuing country. Separately, each member country can strike coins bearing its national symbols; these coins are legal tender in the other members of the bloc too.

Chad has authorised some foreign mints to strike coins under its issuing authority for collector's purposes, or as bullion. These are usually dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to the country itself. Many of them are in standard bullion sizes, including in the very large five troy ounces (5oz) of silver format.

This 5 oz coin is part of the Egyptian Relic series, and features the Sphinx of Hatshepsut.

The mint says about it:
Hatshepsut means "Foremost of Noble Ladies" and the queen was just as such. Scottsdale Mint has brought this Egyptian art to life by creating a modern coin with the feel of an ancient relic utilising 5 oz of pure Silver with a beautiful antique finish.

Queen Hatsheosut was the first significant female ruler in documented history. Born in 1507 BC, Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC. Officially, she ruled jointly with Thutmose III, who had ascended to the throne the previous year as a child of about two years old. Hatshepsut declared herself queen sometime between year 2 and 7 of the reign of her stepson and nephew, Thutmose III.

This seven-ton granite Sphinx of Hatshepsut has the body of a lion and a human head wearing a head-cloth and royal beard. The statue has the usual symbolic, powerful muscles of the lion and the idealised face used for pharaohs. This sphinx is one of a number of granite sphinxes that once stood in Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri.