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50 Francs Pattern
Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
Year | 1960 |
Type | Pattern |
Value | 50 Francs (50 FCFA) |
Currency | CFA franc (Central bank of Equatorial African States and
Cameroon, 1961-1973) |
Composition | Copper-nickel |
Weight | 12 g |
Dimensions | 31 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Engraver(s) | Lucien Georges Bazor |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | KM#E10 |
Obverse description | Three giant elands (Taurotragus derbianus) facing left. |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | ETAT DU CAMEROUN
1er JANVIER 1960
G.B.L. BAZOR
PAIX • TRAVAIL • PATRIE (Translation: State of Cameroon. January 1st, 1960. Peace, work, fatherland.) |
Reverse description | Denomination within wreath of wheat, cocoa pods and coffee beans. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | BANQUE
CENTRALE
50
FRANCS (Translation: Central Bank.) |
Edge | Reeded |
Mint | Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
Mintage | 1960 - - 1 500
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Catalog ID | 8310174800 |
Comments | |