1000 Francs Walking gorilla

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.