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2500 Francs Jack of Clubs
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of Cameroon is displayed within a rhombic frame at the centre of the rectangular flan. The four corners of the coin each bear one of the four card suit symbols: clubs, hearts, diamonds, and spades, rendered in colour. The bilingual legend reads REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN and REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON along with the national motto PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE and PEACE WORK FATHERLAND, the denomination 2500 FRANCS CFA, the date 2016, the fineness inscription SILVER 999, and the Mint of Poland initials MW. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN 2500 FRANCS CFA 2016 SILVER 999 PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE PEACE WORK FATHERLAND REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON mw |
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The BEAC issues currency on behalf of six Central African nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of the Congo — whose monetary union dates to the CFA franc zone arrangements formalized after independence in the early 1960s. This playing card series sits outside everyday monetary policy entirely; these are collector pieces sold on the international numismatic market, not instruments of regional finance.
The jack in a standard French deck derives from the knave, a court card ranking below the queen that carried different regional identities across European card-making traditions. The Parisian pattern, which became dominant globally, assigned the Jack of Clubs the name Lancelot.