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1000 Francs CFA Salar de Uyuni
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the coat of arms of Cameroon featuring a shield bearing a scale of justice surmounted by a five-pointed star, flanked by two crossed fasces, with a ribbon below inscribed REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN. The date 2025 is divided to either side of the arms. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN arcs above, with the national motto PAIX / PEACE, TRAVAIL / WORK, and PATRIE / FATHERLAND arranged within the inner field. The denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA appears in the lower field. The entire design is set within a polished inner circle, surrounded by a broad outer border decorated with an intricate pattern of travel-themed pictograms in matte relief. The issuer credit CTB GLOBAL and website www.ctb.global appear at the base of the outer border. |
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| Reverse description | A full-colour photographic reproduction of the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia's vast salt flat, rendered within a central octagonal panel framed by a geometric border. The panoramic fisheye-lens perspective dramatically depicts the cracked polygonal salt crust in the foreground receding to a distant horizon, beneath a vivid blue sky with scattered clouds. The octagonal frame is adorned with small relief travel-themed icons including a camera, globe, aeroplane, luggage, and other motifs connected by engraved lines. The legend JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME is incused along the lower arc of the inner frame. |
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The Salar de Uyuni lies entirely within Bolivia, making this a Cameroonian coin commemorating a South American landmark with no geographic, historical, or cultural connection to the issuing nation. This is unremarkable by modern standards — Cameroon's BEAC-zone franc coinage has for decades been a vehicle for the international numismatic collector market, with designs chosen for broad commercial appeal rather than national relevance.
Cameroon gained independence from French and British administration in 1960, but the CFA franc itself dates to 1945 and remains pegged to the euro through the Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale.