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1000 Francs CFA Peking skyline
| Issuer | Gabon |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Weight | 31.1 g |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed portrait of a giant panda is depicted at centre-right, rendered in high relief with naturalistic fur texture, set against bamboo stalks to the right. To the left, a stylised rendition of the Beijing skyline is shown in shallow relief using a micro-engraved dot matrix technique, creating a visual contrast between the two design layers. The legend SKYLINE-PEKING arcs along the upper rim, while the inscription 1 OZ AG .999 appears in the lower field, denoting the coin's silver content and fineness. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Gabon issues collector coinage through the Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale, though pieces like this are produced entirely for the international numismatic market and will never circulate in Libreville. The BEAC franc zone — comprising six central African states — has no practical connection to the subject matter here, making this a purely commercial product wearing a sovereign issuer's name.
The Peking skyline series targets Chinese collector demand, a market that drove a significant wave of African-issued silver commemoratives throughout the 2010s and into the current decade.