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1000 Francs CFA BAC-111
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a classical draped female figure seated in three-quarter view, appearing to represent an allegorical personification, rendered in high relief against a polished proof field. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU CONGO arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin characters, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS appears in the lower field. The overall design is executed in the neoclassical tradition typical of French-influenced African commemorative coinage. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Bank of Central African States — the BEAC — serves six member nations across central Africa, and its commemorative program in the early 2000s leaned heavily on novelty issues aimed squarely at the collector market rather than circulation. The BAC-111, a British short-haul jet that entered service in 1963, had no particular connection to the region; its appearance here reflects a broader trend of issuing authority lending its name to themed series with purely commercial intent.
The BAC 1-11 itself was retired from most major operators by the late 1990s, making this issue a retrospective piece on an already-obsolete airframe.