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1000 Francs CFA Astronaut Dog
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the coat of arms of the Republic of Cameroon at center, depicting a shield bearing scales of justice surmounted by a star, flanked by crossed fasces with the bilingual mottoes PAIX / PEACE and PATRIE / FATHERLAND and TRAVAIL / WORK inscribed on either side. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN arcs along the upper field, with REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON completing the lower arc. The date 2025 is divided across the lower portion of the central device, and the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA appears in the lower field. The border is decorated with a series of finely engraved cameo portraits of various dog and cat breeds arranged around the entire circumference of the coin. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Bank of Central African States — the BEAC — issues currency for six member nations including Cameroon, Chad, and the Central African Republic, but has no institutional connection to space programs or canine cosmonaut history. This coin belongs to a category of numismatic product increasingly common among African monetary authorities: bullion-adjacent commemoratives struck under license for the collector market, with no meaningful circulation intent. The BEAC's name lends nominal legitimacy while the actual sales infrastructure runs entirely through European and Asian distributors.
Laika, the Soviet dog launched aboard Sputnik 2 in November 1957, died within hours of launch from overheating — a fact the Soviets concealed for decades.