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1000 Francs Ian Fleming
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | A silhouette of a standing male figure, cigarette in hand, occupies the centre-right of the field, evoking the iconic image of Ian Fleming's fictional creation. Big Ben, the celebrated Gothic Revival clock tower at the Palace of Westminster designed by Augustus Pugin, rises prominently at the right. A vintage typewriter is depicted in the lower left, referencing Fleming's literary career, while a bullet wound motif appears in the upper left field. The reverse legend 'IAN FLEMING' is inscribed across the design, commemorating the celebrated British author. |
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| Reverse lettering | IAN FLEMING |
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Ian Fleming published the first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1953 after drawing heavily on his wartime experience running naval intelligence operations — Unit 30 Assault Unit, a commando team he personally designed to capture enemy intelligence materials. Cameroon's numismatic program has issued a steady stream of pop-culture themed coins since the 2010s, largely marketed through European distributors to thematic collectors rather than circulated domestically.
Fleming died in 1964, never seeing the film franchise reach the cultural saturation that now drives commemorative issues like this one.