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5 Francs

Issuer Institut d'Émission de l'Afrique Équatoriale Française et du Cameroun
Year 1958
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Currency CFA franc (1945-1960)
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Obverse description Three giant elands (Taurotragus derbianus) depicted in dynamic left-facing profile, their long spiralled horns overlapping prominently in the central field, engraved in high relief in the style of Lucien Georges Bazor. The date 1958 appears in the lower field, flanked by the inscription CAMEROUN along the bottom rim. The circular legend AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANCAISE INSTITUT D'EMISSION runs along the upper and lateral periphery. The engraver's signature G.B.L.BAZOR is inscribed to the right of the central device.
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Obverse lettering AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANCAISE INSTITUT D'EMISSION G.B.L.BAZOR 1958 CAMEROUN
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