Part of BEAC's "Ten Commandments" series issued for the collector market, this piece has no meaningful circulation history — it was produced entirely for export sale through European precious metals distributors, generating hard currency for member states including Cameroon, Chad, and the Central African Republic. The rectangular format is a deliberate production choice to distinguish the series visually, not a minting anomaly.
Part of BEAC's "Ten Commandments" series issued for the collector market, this piece has no meaningful circulation history — it was produced entirely for export sale through European precious metals distributors, generating hard currency for member states including Cameroon, Chad, and the Central African Republic. The rectangular format is a deliberate production choice to distinguish the series visually, not a minting anomaly.