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10 000 Francs Buddha
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 10 000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | Irregular egg-shaped flan with a recessed oval central field, entirely finished in gold-plated proof surfaces. The lower portion of the field bears the curved legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN • 10000 FRANCS CFA • 2023' incuse in Latin script, following the contour of the coin's base. The plain, unadorned field above the inscription serves as the presentation face of this sculptural issue, with a raised border rim framing the recessed interior. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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The Bank of Central African States — the BEAC — issues currency for six member nations: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. None of them have any historical or cultural connection to Buddhism. These large-format gold-plated silver pieces are produced explicitly for the collector export market, bearing denominations that are legal tender in name only — 10,000 CFA francs converts to roughly $16 USD, a fraction of the coin's actual cost.
The practice of issuing numismatic curiosities under African central bank authority purely for foreign sale has drawn persistent criticism from currency economists since at least the 1990s.