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1000 Francs CFA Navigation
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a tall-masted sailing ship underway, rendered in high relief with detailed rigging and billowing sails, set against a stylized sea. The vessel occupies virtually the entire rectangular flan. The word NAVIGATION is inscribed vertically along the right border, serving as the sole legend on this face. The proof surface contrasts frosted devices with a mirror-polished field, accentuating the nautical imagery. |
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| Reverse lettering | NAVIGATION |
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The Bank of Central African States — the BEAC — issues commemorative coinage on behalf of six member nations, and attribution within this series can be genuinely confusing: the same dies frequently appear under multiple country attributees. The Navigation type was part of a broader 1990s commemorative program targeting the European collector market, distributed largely through dealers rather than any domestic channel in Central Africa.
The unusual 40×26mm dimensions indicate this is an oval planchet — a format popular with Franklin Mint-adjacent producers of the period, chosen for novelty value rather than any minting tradition.