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1000 Francs CFA Heart of Chechnya
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed frontal view of the Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque (Heart of Chechnya Mosque) in Grozny, with its prominent central dome flanked by four tall minarets, rendered in high relief against a decorative arabesque background. A portrait bust of Akhmad-Khadzhi Kadyrov appears in the upper central field above the mosque façade. The Cyrillic legend МЕЧЕТЬ СЕРДЦЕ ЧЕЧНИ is inscribed to the left and upper right of the central design, with ИМЕНИ АХМАТ-ХАДЖИ КАДЫРОВА inscribed in a curved legend at the lower portion of the field. |
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The "Heart of Chechnya" mosque in Grozny, formally named after Akhmad Kadyrov, was completed in 2008 and funded substantially through the Chechen regional government under Ramzan Kadyrov. Its appearance on a Central African franc issue reflects the broader market for sovereign mint programs selling commemorative licenses to foreign subjects — the Bank of Central African States has no political or historical connection to Chechnya whatsoever.
These collector-targeted issues from BEAC circulated almost exclusively through European and Asian numismatic distributors, never reaching Central African commerce.