2500 Francs Joker

The Bank of Central African States — the BEAC — issues coinage on behalf of six member nations: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. This "Joker" piece is part of a broader series of novelty bullion and collector issues the BEAC began licensing in the 2010s, largely produced by European mints for the international collector market rather than for any domestic circulation.

KM# 266 places it firmly in the modern commemorative category. These issues typically saw limited mintages directed almost entirely at overseas buyers.