Gabon's CFA franc issues of this type are struck under license arrangements typical of the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC), though the commemorative bullion program operates largely as a numismatic export product — these coins do not circulate domestically and are produced primarily for the collector market through third-party distributors. The zodiac series to which this piece belongs was part of a wave of licensed commemorative programs that flooded the market in the early 2010s, issued under the authority of several BEAC member states simultaneously.
KM#59 attribution places it firmly within the Gabonese commemorative sequence, though collector interest in the series has remained modest.
Gabon's CFA franc issues of this type are struck under license arrangements typical of the Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC), though the commemorative bullion program operates largely as a numismatic export product — these coins do not circulate domestically and are produced primarily for the collector market through third-party distributors. The zodiac series to which this piece belongs was part of a wave of licensed commemorative programs that flooded the market in the early 2010s, issued under the authority of several BEAC member states simultaneously.
KM#59 attribution places it firmly within the Gabonese commemorative sequence, though collector interest in the series has remained modest.