2000 Francs CFA Starry Night

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.