Catalog
100 Francs CFA Piedfort Essai
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique Équatoriale et du Cameroun |
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| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | 1965 100 FRANCS ESSAI (Translation: 1965 100 Francs Trial) |
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The Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique Équatoriale et du Cameroun was itself a transitional institution, managing currency for a franc zone bloc that included Chad, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, and Cameroon during the post-independence consolidation of the early 1960s. Piedfort essais of this period were produced almost exclusively for presentation and archival purposes — French monetary officials and newly independent governments both maintained sets as proof of authorized design approval.
The bank was dissolved and replaced by the BEAC in 1972.