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10 000 Francs CFA Wedding at Cana
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse reproduces a vivid full-colour detail of Paolo Veronese's monumental painting 'The Wedding at Cana' (1563), focusing on the central foreground banquet scene. Christ is depicted with a nimbus at the centre of the composition, flanked by the Virgin Mary and numerous feast guests rendered in richly coloured Renaissance attire. Musicians playing lutes and other period instruments occupy the lower foreground, while marble balustrades and classical architecture frame the background. The Chadian national coat of arms appears in raised silver in the upper right field, accompanied by the legend 'Republique Du Tchad' below it and the date '2024' above. The denomination '10000 Francs CFA' is inscribed in raised silver lettering across the lower portion of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents the complete full-colour reproduction of Paolo Veronese's 'The Wedding at Cana' (1563, Musée du Louvre, Paris) across the entire rectangular field. The sweeping composition depicts a lavish open-air banquet set within a grand classical architectural setting of colonnaded loggias, balustrades, and a domed tower rising against a blue sky. Scores of elaborately attired guests, servants, and musicians populate multiple planes of depth, with Christ and the Virgin Mary seated centrally at the long banquet table. Stone vessels, dogs, and sumptuous tableware animate the foreground, faithfully evoking the biblical miracle of the transformation of water into wine. The design is rendered in vivid polychrome colour printing directly onto the silver planchet. |
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| Mintage | 2024 - Antique finish - 399 |
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