The "Chervona Kalina" is a Ukrainian patriotic song revived by the Lviv folk-rock band Plach Yeremii in the 1990s and subsequently adopted as an unofficial anthem of resistance following Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Its appearance on a BEAC issue is purely commercial — these Central African franc-denominated silver coins are legal tender in name only, produced for the international numismatic market with no connection to the issuing region's monetary history or policy.
The "Chervona Kalina" is a Ukrainian patriotic song revived by the Lviv folk-rock band Plach Yeremii in the 1990s and subsequently adopted as an unofficial anthem of resistance following Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Its appearance on a BEAC issue is purely commercial — these Central African franc-denominated silver coins are legal tender in name only, produced for the international numismatic market with no connection to the issuing region's monetary history or policy.