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25 000 Francs CFA Baptism of Rus
| Issuer | Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 25 000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | The oval obverse depicts a gilded high-relief baptismal scene commemorating the Christianization of Kievan Rus. At center, a robed Orthodox priest raises a cross aloft with his right hand while officiating over a baptismal font rendered in gold. To the left, a kneeling woman presents an infant for baptism, accompanied by a small child standing beside her. To the right stand two additional robed figures, rendered in gold relief against a matte silver field. A fortified church or monastery is visible in the left background. The Cyrillic legend КРЕЩЕНИЕ РУСИ (Baptism of Rus) arcs across the upper field, and the Latin inscription 25000 FRANCS CFA REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN appears along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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The Baptism of Rus in 988 AD was Prince Vladimir I's mass conversion of Kievan Rus to Eastern Orthodox Christianity — a political calculation as much as a religious one, consolidating his authority and aligning his realm with Byzantium. BEAC, the central bank for six Central African states, has carved out a niche issuing collector silver on historical and religious themes entirely unconnected to its member nations, a commercially driven program targeting the European numismatic market rather than domestic circulation.
The rectangular flan is a deliberate production choice to maximize surface for detailed imagery on this format.