Catalog
50 Francs
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 50 Francs CFA 50 XAF = RSD 8.95 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | EMISSION DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE 1960 50 FRANCS 2020 |
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The BEAC issues coinage on behalf of six member states — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of the Congo — all sharing the CFA franc under a monetary agreement with France that fixes the currency to the euro at a guaranteed rate. The arrangement dates to 1972 for the BEAC specifically, successor to earlier colonial-era institutions. France holds a seat on the BEAC board and requires a portion of member foreign exchange reserves be deposited with the French Treasury.
Nickel clad steel replaced earlier nickel compositions across the BEAC series as raw material costs rose — a quiet technical shift that most circulation users never noticed.