Togo – McDonnell-Douglas MD-81 Aircraft – 1000 Francs – 2003 – Proof Silver Crown – Color The MD-80 was the generic name given by McDonnell Douglas to an improved version of the popular Douglas DC-9 family which included the MD-81, MD-82, MD-83, MD-87, and MD-88. Based on the DC-9 Series 50, the MD-80 was initially known as the DC-9-55 and later as the DC-9 Super 80. It was not until 1983 that the design was christened the MD-80 to reflect the merger of Douglas into McDonnell Douglas. All together, 1,194 MD-80s were built before the line was discontinued in 1999.

Togo – Caravelle SE-210 Aircraft – 1000 Francs – 2002 – Proof Silver Crown – Color – The French SE 210 Caravelle, was the first commercial jetliner, a medium-range turbojet intended primarily for the continental European market. First flown on May 27, 1955, the Caravelle achieved sales of 282 aircraft, and a turbofan-powered variant was used for domestic routes by airlines throughout the United States.

Togo – DeHavilland DH-89 Aircraft – 1000 Francs – 2004 – Proof Silver Crown – Color – The De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul passenger airliner of the 1930s. Designed in late 1933 as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon, it was in effect a twin-engine, scaled-down version of the four-engine DH.86 Express. It shared many common features with the larger aircraft including its tapered wings, streamlined fairings and the Gipsy Six engine, but it demonstrated none of the operational vices of the larger aircraft and went on to become perhaps the most successful British-built commercial passenger aircraft of the 1930s.

Togo – Douglas DC-4 Aircraft – 1000 Francs – 2002 – Proof Silver Crown – Color – The Douglas DC-4 is a four-engine, propeller-driven airliner developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It served during World War II, in the Berlin Airlift and into the 1960s in a military role. From 1945 on, it has become the workhorse of civil aviation, with many aircraft still operating all over the world.