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1000 Francs CFA Pirate cat
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of Cameroon, depicting a shield charged with a balance scale and star, flanked by fasces, set against a plain field. The date 2025 is divided on either side of the shield. The circumferential legend reads REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN above and 1000 FRANCS CFA below, with the trilingual motto PAIX / PEACE, TRAVAIL / WORK, and PATRIE / FATHERLAND inscribed on the arms. The border is decorated with an annular frieze of relief-engraved cats and dogs in various poses, framed by a beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse description | Central color-printed field depicting a long-haired tabby cat dressed as a pirate, wearing a tricorn hat and a red-trimmed white cravat with gold bell ornaments at the throat, holding a partially unfurled treasure map inscribed 'To de, Momel', with a tropical island and turquoise sea in the background. The surrounding border is finished in black with a circuit-board and paw-print decorative motif in relief. The series legend ANIMALS CATS & DOGS is inscribed in bold relief lettering along the lower arc of the border. |
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The Bank of Central African States issues legal tender collector coins well outside the monetary needs of its six member states — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo. These pieces are produced entirely for the international numismatic market and see no circulation within the issuing territory. The arrangement is effectively a licensing revenue stream, common among smaller monetary unions with limited hard currency reserves.
KM#925 is one of several novelty issues in this series, manufactured by a European mint on contract.