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2000 Francs CFA Starry Night
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Thickness | 6.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the Latin legend REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN arched along the upper field, with the denomination 2000 FRANCS CFA and date 2025 inscribed below, along with the fineness notation 2 oz Ag 999. The central field is dominated by a high-relief, antiqued colourised rendition of Vincent van Gogh's celebrated 1889 painting 'The Starry Night,' executed with remarkable sculptural depth. A towering dark cypress tree rises from the lower left, its flame-like silhouette reaching into a turbulent night sky filled with swirling vortices of blue, grey, and white. Luminous golden stellar halos and a large radiant moon occupy the upper right of the composition, rendered in amber and orange tones with translucent colour application. In the lower centre and right, the village of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence is depicted in miniature relief, with a prominent church spire and clustered rooftops nestled beneath rolling hills. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN 2 oz Ag 999 · 2000 FRANCS CFA · 2025 |
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The Bank of Central African States issues CFA franc coinage under monetary agreements inherited from French colonial administration, but large-format collector pieces like this one bear no relationship to circulating currency — they are produced under licensing arrangements with private minting firms, typically European, and the issuing central bank's involvement is largely nominal. Van Gogh's The Starry Night has been in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York since 1941, acquired from a private dealer; the painting itself has never been owned by any African institution or government.