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50 Francs CFA Essai
| Issuer | Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique Équatoriale et du Cameroun |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Thickness | 2.15 mm |
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| Obverse description | Three giant elands (Taurotragus derbianus) depicted in left-facing profile, rendered in high relief against a lightly detailed field suggestive of savanna vegetation, with the date 1961 inscribed in the exergue below. The circular legend reads BANQUE CENTRALE around the upper portion of the coin, with the member states REP. CENTRAFRICAIN · CONGO · GABON · TCHAD arranged along the lower periphery. The engravers' signatures GB · L · BAZOR appear within the design, referencing Gabriel Bernard and Lucien Bazor. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE CENTRALE GB·L·BAZOR 1961 REP.·CENTRAFRICAIN·CONGO·GABON·TCHAD (Translation: Central Bank Central African Republic Congo Gabon Chad) |
| Reverse description | The denomination 50 FRANCS is prominently displayed at the center of the field, enclosed within a decorative wreath composed of major equatorial African agricultural products, including cotton bolls, coffee branches, cocoa pods, and cereal grains, symbolizing the economic productivity of the member states. The word ESSAI (meaning Trial or Pattern) appears above the denomination, indicating the coin's status as a non-circulating test strike. The overall design is executed in a neoclassical French engraving style consistent with Monnaie de Paris production of the period. |
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