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500 Francs CFA Asiatic Lion
| Issuer | Republic of Cameroon |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Weight | 15.5 g |
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| Reverse lettering | INDIAN LIFE .999 FINE SILVER 1/2 OZ |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Cameroon has issued coins through the Central African CFA franc zone since independence in 1960, but the country's numismatic program has increasingly operated outside that monetary framework — producing collector pieces with no functional relationship to the currency actually circulating in Douala or Yaoundé. This rhodium-plated issue is a product of that cottage industry, struck for the international bullion and novelty collector market rather than domestic use.
The Asiatic lion has no geographic or historical connection to Cameroon.