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10 000 Francs CFA A Friend in Need
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 10 000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | Rectangular antique-finish field depicting a dramatic poker tableau: a ornately detailed Ace of Spades playing card leans prominently against a stack of coloured poker chips on a wooden table surface, with a die visible in the background. The denomination 10000 Francs CFA appears in large numerals at the lower left of the field. At the lower right, the national arms of Chad are rendered in fine detail, accompanied by the date 2024 above and the legend REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD below. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2024 UNITE TRAVAIL PROGRES 10000 Francs CFA Republique du Tchad (Translation: Unity Work Progress Republic of Chad) |
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The Bank of Central African States issues commemorative coinage on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — under a currency union established in 1972 whose franc remains pegged to the euro via France's treasury guarantee. Most BEAC commemoratives are struck by private mints under license and sold directly to collectors, never circulating in the member states at all. At 372.75 grams, this piece belongs to a format aimed squarely at the high-end bullion collector market rather than anything resembling monetary function.