The Bank of Central African States serves six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — under a monetary union whose franc is pegged to the euro at a fixed rate established in 1999. Collector issues of this kind are struck at contracted European mints, typically Monnaie de Paris or B.H. Mayer's, and have no circulation function in the member states whatsoever.
KM#710 falls within a wave of high-relief gilded silver pieces BEAC has issued since the mid-2010s targeting the international numismatic market rather than any domestic audience.
The Bank of Central African States serves six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — under a monetary union whose franc is pegged to the euro at a fixed rate established in 1999. Collector issues of this kind are struck at contracted European mints, typically Monnaie de Paris or B.H. Mayer's, and have no circulation function in the member states whatsoever.
KM#710 falls within a wave of high-relief gilded silver pieces BEAC has issued since the mid-2010s targeting the international numismatic market rather than any domestic audience.