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100 Francs Elephant
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Value | 100 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE PEACE WORK FATHERLAND REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON 0.5 Au 999 100 FRANCS CFA |
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| Mintage | 2018 - Proof - 1,000 |
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Cameroon's modern gold bullion and commemorative program is largely a product of the European private mint industry — pieces like this are typically commissioned through intermediaries and struck at facilities in Europe, then formally issued under Cameroonian authority to access collector markets. The arrangement is legal and common among smaller issuing states, but it means these coins have essentially no domestic circulation history.
The elephant denomination series draws on Cameroon's membership in the Central African CFA franc zone, where the 100-franc unit has real transactional meaning — though a .999 gold piece at this weight never saw a market stall in Yaoundé.