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1500 Francs Black rhinoceros, small type
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 1500 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Cameroon is centrally depicted, featuring a shield with a balance scale in the field, flanked by crossed fasces and surmounted by a five-pointed star, all rendered in high relief against a polished field. The arms rest above a banner bearing the legend REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN arcs along the upper rim, while the denomination 1500 FRANCS CFA appears prominently in the lower portion of the square flan. The bilingual mottoes PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE and PEACE WORK FATHERLAND are inscribed within the design, reflecting Cameroon's official French and English language traditions. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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Cameroon's wildlife coin series from this period was produced under contract by a European private mint and sold exclusively through numismatic channels — none entered circulation in Cameroon itself. The "small type" designation distinguishes this from a concurrent large-format issue struck the same year, a production decision driven by market segmentation rather than any official monetary policy.
The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) had already been declared regionally extinct across much of central Africa by 2010, with the western subspecies confirmed functionally extinct that same year.