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500 Francs CFA Nice List
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 500 Francs CFA |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a full-color printed scene in the style of a classic Victorian-era Christmas postcard. Two children in nightclothes are depicted on a staircase, peering into a warmly lit living room where Father Christmas, dressed in his traditional red robe and carrying a gift bag, stands beside a decorated Christmas tree near a frost-edged window. A small cat is visible in the foreground. The cursive gold legend 'A Merry Christmas' is inscribed in the lower right field. The entire composition is enclosed within a plain rectangular border consistent with the postcard format. |
| Reverse script | Latin (cursive) |
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| Additional information |
The weight alone flags this immediately — 100g for a 500 CFA franc coin is roughly twenty times what a standard circulating BEAC issue would weigh. This is a bullion or collector piece, not a circulation coin, issued under the BEAC's periodic commemorative licensing program that allows member states to attach their name to novelty issues largely sold into the European and Asian gift market.
"Nice List" suggests a Christmas-themed series. The BEAC has no particular tradition of such issues; these originate with third-party minting intermediaries who acquire the issuing rights.