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2000 Francs Abduction of Europa
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a highly detailed, three-dimensional relief of a starfish resting on a textured rocky seabed background, rendered with exceptional sculptural precision in antique finish. The legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN' arcs along the upper portion of the inner field, while '2000 FRANCS CFA AG 999 2 OZ' is inscribed along the lower arc, with the date '2022' beneath the central motif. The coin is framed by a broad decorative border composed of a continuous repeating pattern of stylized floral rosettes in high relief, lending the piece an ornate, classical character. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Europa myth — Zeus disguised as a bull, the Phoenician princess carried off to Crete — has been a recurring subject in European commemorative coinage for decades, but its appearance on a Cameroonian issue is purely a function of the modern bullion licensing trade. Cameroon, like several small or developing nations, has long issued collector coins through European minting intermediaries with no meaningful connection to the depicted subject.
KM#511 is part of a crowded field of high-relief 2 oz silver pieces produced for the collector market around 2020–2022, when demand for mythological subjects on large-format silver was near its peak.