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1000 Francs Shroud of Turin
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Thickness | 1.95 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an elaborate composition commemorating the 2010 public exposition of the Shroud of Turin. At center-right, a rectangular holographic insert displays a multicolored iridescent representation of the Shroud's negative image, rendered in vivid blues, greens, and reds. To the left, finely engraved scenes depict religious figures in a detailed narrative composition referencing the Passion of Christ, with the recumbent figure of the dead Christ rendered in high relief along the lower portion of the field. The date '2010' and legend 'L'EXPOSITION' appear in the upper left field, while the inscription 'LE SUAIRE DE TURIN' is engraved vertically along the right margin. |
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The Shroud of Turin has no documented connection to Central Africa, and the Bank of Central African States — which issues currency on behalf of Cameroon, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — has no jurisdictional or historical relationship with the relic. This coin belongs to a category of thematic collector issues produced in the late 2000s and early 2010s, in which African monetary authorities licensed their minting rights to European distributors targeting the Catholic devotional market.