Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
500 Francs CFA
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States |
|---|---|
| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The obverse features the denomination numeral '500' prominently displayed in large raised figures at the centre of the field, with the currency abbreviation 'FCFA' inscribed immediately below. The central design is framed by a decorative inner border composed of alternating dot-and-oval ornamental motifs arranged in a continuous ring. The circumferential legend 'BANQUE DES ETATS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE' runs along the outer rim in raised Latin characters, separated from the inner border by a smooth annular band. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Bank of Central African States issues coinage 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. Coins carry country-specific privy marks rather than separate designs, meaning the same die serves the entire zone.
The 2006 series was struck at the Monnaie de Paris under contract.