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500 Francs CFA Jewess with Oranges
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Technique | Coloured, Milled |
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| Obverse description | The rectangular obverse displays a modernist geometric design with the denomination '500' and the legend 'CFA / REPUBLIQUE / DU CAMEROUN' repeated in multiple orientations across the field, rendered in contrasting polished and frosted finishes. A central recessed circular element bears the inscription '2025 Ag 999' along its upper arc, incorporating the mint mark 'mw' of the Mint of Poland. Decorative parallel curved lines and angular geometric motifs fill the corners and margins, creating a dynamic, contemporary aesthetic. The inscriptions appear in bold Latin characters throughout the composition. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a vivid full-colour reproduction of 'Jewess with Oranges' (Zydowka z pomaranczami), an 1880 oil painting by the Polish realist master Aleksander Gierymski. The composition depicts an elderly Jewish market woman shown in three-quarter view, dressed in a brown fur-trimmed coat and a red shawl draped over her shoulders, wearing a traditional dark cap adorned with red flowers. She leans forward over a wicker basket brimming with bright yellow-orange citrus fruits set upon a market stall, her hands clasped together in the foreground. A misty blue urban skyline with architectural silhouettes forms the atmospheric background, faithfully reproduced within a plain rectangular border. |
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| Mint | (mw) Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska), Warsaw, Poland (1766-date) |
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