1000 Francs CFA Chinese panda 2012

Gabon's francs CFA issues for the Chinese collector market are struck under licensing arrangements common among small African issuers with no domestic demand for the pieces — the coins are produced, sold abroad, and never circulate. The 2012 date on this 2025 strike is a retroactive issue, a practice that inflates series completeness for set collectors without any corresponding historical mintage.