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2000 Francs CFA Barbarian King
| Uitgever | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 2025 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | A barbarian king is depicted in high relief, seated majestically upon a throne and clad in armour, wearing a large crowned helmet. He holds a sword upright in his right hand, conveying regal authority. A robed woman kneels in a submissive posture at his side, rendered in selective gilding to draw visual contrast with the antiqued silver ground. The background incorporates architectural ruins and scattered human skulls, evoking a scene of conquest and dominion. The composition is executed in a dramatic, narrative style typical of modern high-relief collector coinage. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The "Barbarian King" framing borrows from the Roman habit of depicting conquered or allied foreign rulers on imperial coinage — a propagandistic device that cast non-Roman leaders as exotic tributaries. BEAC's use of this numismatic language for a 2025 commemorative is a deliberate aesthetic choice, positioning Central African cultural imagery within a European collector tradition that dates to the antoniniani of the 3rd century.
The 62.2g silver weight places this squarely in the two-troy-ounce format favored by the modern commemorative market since the early 2010s, when bullion-based collector coins displaced thinner, smaller issues as the premium product tier of choice among African monetary authorities issuing for the European and Asian collector trade.