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2000 Francs Archangel Gabriel
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the coat of arms of Cameroon, above which is set a decorative colored glass insert shaped as angel wings with vibrant blue and red hues. At the top of the wings, a stylized angel figure is depicted looking downward. The surrounding legend reads the date, denomination, and dual-language country name in both English and French, with the silver fineness mark at the lower periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | 2020 2000 FRANCS CFA REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN Ag 999 |
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The BEAC issues commemorative silver on behalf of six member states — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — none of which operate independent mints. These pieces are struck by contracted European mints and have no circulation function whatsoever; they exist purely for the collector market, often distributed through overseas dealers with little presence in the issuing territories themselves.
The glass insert is a production technique popularized in the 2010s by mints like B.H. Mayer's and CIT, where a shaped cavity in the planchet is filled with vitreous enamel or borosilicate glass during striking.