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1000 Francs Don't worry, be happy
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Reverse description | A large stylized heart in high relief, matching the obverse design, occupies the center of the field. The background is filled with a repeating checkerboard pattern of smiling emoticon faces rendered in matte relief, alternating between light and shadowed squares. The inscription 'Be happy' is rendered in bold cursive lettering within the lower portion of the heart, with the word 'Be' in white and 'happy' in black script. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Bank of Central African States serves six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of Congo — and has issued a long run of novelty collector pieces largely disconnected from the monetary needs of those member states. This piece belongs firmly in that category: a modern bullion-adjacent commemorative aimed squarely at the European collector market, not at any domestic circulation or historical occasion. The title lifts directly from Bobby McFerrin's 1988 a cappella single, which won the Grammy for Record of the Year.