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2500 Francs Wrestling
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Weight | 17.50 g |
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| Obverse lettering | 2016 REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN • 2500 FRANCS CFA Ag 999 (Translation: Republic of Cameroon.) |
| Reverse description | Two nude male wrestlers depicted in dynamic grappling posture, rendered in the style of ancient Greek red-figure pottery, set against a dark field. The figures are shown in profile, locked in close combat with intertwined limbs, conveying athleticism and tension. The central design is framed by a continuous Greek meander (key pattern) border encircling the entire reverse field, evoking classical antiquity and the ancient Olympic Games. |
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Cameroon's commemorative coinage of this period was issued under licensing arrangements common to several Central African franc-zone states, where the actual minting and distribution were handled by foreign private mints — most often European — with the issuing country's nominal authority attached after the fact. These pieces entered the collector market directly, rarely if ever circulating in Cameroon itself.
The composition listed — silver plated silver — reflects a production method where a fine silver core receives an additional fine silver surface treatment, sometimes to improve die detail pickup or surface finish consistency.