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500 Francs CFA Portrait of Stefania Fedorowiczowa
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Diameter | 38.61 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a finely engraved radial sunburst field, at the centre of which the denomination '500' is inscribed in large bold numerals, with 'FRANCS CFA' immediately below separated by a horizontal rule. The date '2023' appears in a raised circular cartouche at the lower centre of the field. The country name 'REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN' is inscribed along the upper periphery as a curved legend. The fineness mark 'Ag 999' and the mint mark appear in small characters at the lower right of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN 500 FRANCS CFA 2023 Ag 999 mw |
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Stefania Fedorowiczowa was a Polish nurse and resistance operative executed by the Nazis in 1943, and her appearance on a BEAC issue has nothing to do with Central African monetary history — this is a bullion-adjacent commemorative produced almost entirely for the European collector market. The BEAC has issued dozens of these portrait coins featuring non-African historical figures, a practice that generates hard currency through numismatic sales while the pieces never approach circulation in member states like Cameroon or Chad.