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100 Francs Pope John Paul II
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Composition | Silver plated copper |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the national coat of arms of Cameroon, depicting a shield bearing scales of justice, flanked by crossed fasces and topped by a star, with a banner inscribed REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN below the shield. The bilingual legend arcs around the upper periphery in French and English, with the denomination 100 FRANCS CFA positioned prominently in the lower exergue. The design is rendered in a prooflike finish with mirror fields contrasting against the relief devices. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE PEACE WORK FATHERLAND REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON 100 FRANCS CFA |
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Cameroon has issued commemorative pieces under its own authority since independence, but by the 2000s the country had become a vehicle for European private minting houses producing collector-market pieces with no meaningful domestic circulation. This 2011 issue falls squarely into that category — struck almost certainly by a European contractor and exported directly into the collector trade, never touching Cameroonian commerce.
John Paul II died in 2005 and was beatified in May 2011, which likely triggered this release.