500 Francs CFA Moose

The Bank of Central African States issues commemorative coinage denominated in CFA francs under a licensing arrangement that has nothing to do with domestic circulation — these pieces are produced for the collector market and will never cross a market stall in Cameroon or Chad. The moose is native to no BEAC member state, which is entirely the point: the issuer functions here as a mint-for-hire, lending its authority to wildlife-themed numismatic product destined for European and North American collectors.