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| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Bank of Central African States issues currency on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of the Congo — all sharing the CFA franc under a monetary union whose roots trace to the French colonial franc zone established after World War II. This coin was struck under that authority but is unambiguously a collector issue, produced for the international bullion and numismatic market rather than any domestic circulation. BEAC wildlife-themed silver issues from this period were contract-minted in Europe, a routine arrangement for African monetary authorities without high-capacity domestic mint infrastructure.