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2000 Francs Gold Basin
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) (with meteorite insert) |
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| Obverse description | Colorized satellite view of North America as seen from outer space occupies the central field, with impact coordinates inscribed below. A fragment of the Gold Basin meteorite is inlaid to the right of center, presented against the terrestrial backdrop. The country name, denomination, date, and geographic coordinates of the meteorite strewn field are arranged as the surrounding legend. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN 2000 FRANCS CFA 2023 35°52′30''N, 114°14'0''W (Translation: Republic of Cameroon.) |
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The meteorite fragment embedded in this piece almost certainly originates from a commercially sourced witnessed fall or documented find — Cameroon has no significant meteorite recovery history of its own, making the geographic branding largely nominal. The insert material is typically verified by the issuer but rarely accompanied by specimen-specific provenance data traceable to a named fall or catalogue number.