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2000 Francs CFA Ten Commandments of Moses
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a high-relief depiction of Moses standing in a commanding pose, holding aloft the two stone tablets upon which the Ten Commandments are inscribed, conveying his role as intermediary between the divine and humanity. The figure is rendered with considerable sculptural detail, with drapery and facial features executed in an artistic, almost bas-relief style against a textured field. The inscription TEN COMMANDMENTS OF MOSES appears prominently, identifying the coin's commemorative theme. |
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| Reverse lettering | TEN COMMANDMENTS OF MOSES |
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Cameroon's monetary authority — the Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale — has issued commemorative silver since the 1990s largely as a foreign-exchange vehicle, with the coins having no meaningful circulation within BEAC member states. This piece is part of a long-running series of Biblical and religious themes marketed almost exclusively to European and North American collector markets, bearing legal tender face values that bear no relationship to the silver content or sale price.
The issuing nation has no particular historical or cultural connection to the subject matter.