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1000 Francs Mount Pinatubo
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Cameroon is depicted at centre against a finely granulated field, featuring a shield charged with the scales of justice and a sword, flanked by two crossed fasces and supported by two stylized eagles with outspread wings. The bilingual legend REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN arcs along the upper periphery, with the motto PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE / PEACE WORK FATHERLAND inscribed across the upper field. The denomination 1000 FRANCS CFA is boldly rendered in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE PEACE WORK FATHERLAND REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON 1000 FRANCS CFA |
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Mount Pinatubo's 1991 eruption in the Philippines was the second-largest volcanic eruption of the twentieth century, ejecting roughly ten cubic kilometers of material and temporarily lowering global temperatures by about 0.5°C through stratospheric sulfur dioxide injection. Cameroon's connection to it is purely commercial — this is a bullion-adjacent novelty piece issued under the now-familiar arrangement where small African nations license their minting authority to European dealers, in this case to generate a collectible rather than circulating currency.
The embedded lava insert is sourced material from the Pinatubo site itself, a gimmick that has become a recurring format across this class of modern numismatic issues.