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3000 Francs Uranus
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 3000 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and draped effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Diamond Diadem and Coronation Earrings, as sculpted in the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait style. The coat of arms of Cameroon is positioned in the lower field. The surrounding legend bears the denomination, date, silver fineness, and bilingual national inscriptions in both French and English. The legends 'PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE' and 'PEACE WORK FATHERLAND' appear alongside 'REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN' and 'REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON'. |
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| Reverse description | A classically rendered, enthroned figure of the god Uranus is depicted facing front, his right hand resting upon a terrestrial globe, in an allegorical composition referencing the planet's mythological namesake. The surface of the planet Uranus, rendered in color, fills the background of the field, conveying a sense of cosmic depth. The inscription 'URANUS' appears prominently as the primary legend identifying the subject. |
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The Bank of Central African States issues currency on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — all sharing the CFA franc under a monetary agreement with France that dates to 1945. This Uranus piece belongs to a planetary series produced for the collector market, with no meaningful circulation among those member states.
Uranus was visited by a single spacecraft: Voyager 2 in January 1986, a flyby that remains the only close observation of the planet in history.