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500 Francs CFA Thanatos
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#762 |
| Obverse description | The obverse features a bold radial sunburst pattern emanating from the centre of the field, against which the large numeral '500' is prominently displayed. Below the denomination, the legend 'FRANCS CFA' appears in serif capital letters. The issuer legend 'REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN' runs along the left and upper periphery. The date '2024' is inscribed within a recessed circular cartouche at the lower centre, while the fineness mark 'Ag 999' appears in small characters at the lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN 500 FRANCS CFA 2024 Ag 999 mw |
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The Bank of Central African States issues commemorative currency on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — under a framework inherited from the franc zone arrangements of the post-independence 1960s. The BEAC has no legal obligation to produce coins with practical circulation intent, and issues like this one are minted explicitly for the collector market, often through contracted European minting houses with no physical connection to the issuing territory.
Thanatos, the Greek personification of death, was notably distinct from violent death — that domain belonged to his counterpart Ker. Twin brother of Hypnos, he appears in Hesiod's Theogony as a figure neither feared nor worshipped, simply inevitable.