The Bank of Central African States issues coinage on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — under a monetary union framework established in 1972. This particular issue belongs to a collector series rather than circulating stock; BEAC has produced silver bullion and themed commemoratives primarily for the European collector market since the 2000s, with honeybee-themed coins appearing across multiple issuing authorities during this period as pollinator conservation gained traction as a numismatic subject.
The selective gilding process on this type was applied at the Monnaie de Paris, which has struck the bulk of BEAC's commemorative output.
The Bank of Central African States issues coinage on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — under a monetary union framework established in 1972. This particular issue belongs to a collector series rather than circulating stock; BEAC has produced silver bullion and themed commemoratives primarily for the European collector market since the 2000s, with honeybee-themed coins appearing across multiple issuing authorities during this period as pollinator conservation gained traction as a numismatic subject.
The selective gilding process on this type was applied at the Monnaie de Paris, which has struck the bulk of BEAC's commemorative output.