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100 Francs - Year of the Dragon

Issuer Cameroon › Cameroon (1960-date)
Year 2024
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Currency CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date)
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Reverse description Vignette of a lioness with her cub, rendered in a naturalistic style, flanked by the coat of arms of the Republic of Cameroon. The denomination and issuer inscription are displayed in the lower field.
Reverse lettering REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN
100 FRANCS CFA
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Cameroon is a member of the BEAC (Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale) currency union, which makes a unilateral polymer commemorative issue under the "Cameroon" name an unusual arrangement — BEAC notes circulate across six states and are not issued by individual member countries. This note appears to sit outside the standard BEAC framework entirely, likely issued as a legal-tender commemorative through a separate sovereign authorization, a practice that has drawn skepticism from collectors given the limited evidence of actual circulation in-country.

The Year of the Dragon theme reflects a growing market in Chinese New Year numismatic products aimed squarely at the Asian collector market, with Pacific and African sovereign names frequently licensed for such issues.

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