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1000 Francs Charaxes fournierae
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Cameroon occupies the central field, depicting a shield bearing a scales-of-justice device surmounted by a star, flanked by two crossed fasces, each inscribed with the national motto in bilingual form: PAIX / PEACE to the left and PATRIE / FATHERLAND to the right, with TRAVAIL / WORK above. A scroll at the base of the arms bears the bilingual country name REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA is inscribed in large characters along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Bank of Central African States issues coinage on behalf of six member nations simultaneously — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — which means this piece carries legal tender status across a currency union spanning over three million square kilometers. The BEAC's commemorative program, launched in the mid-2000s, leaned heavily into regional biodiversity subjects at a time when international collector demand for African wildlife silver was peaking.
Charaxes fournierae is a brushfoot butterfly endemic to Central Africa, named for the entomologist Fournier. Few collector pieces in this series have generated meaningful secondary market depth.