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500 Francs CFA Triceratops
| 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 script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, full-colour depiction of a newborn baby triceratops hatching from its egg, rendered in vivid polychrome relief. The juvenile dinosaur is shown facing front, emerging through a cracked eggshell that frames the oval field, its textured grey-blue hide and distinctive three-horned frill prominently displayed. The hatchling's open mouth, bright amber eyes, and raised forelimbs convey a lifelike, dynamic sense of motion. The broken shell fragments are sculpted with fine detail around the perimeter, enhancing the three-dimensional illusionistic effect. No legends or inscriptions appear on the reverse. |
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The Bank of Central African States issues legal tender collector coins under licensing arrangements that have nothing to do with domestic circulation — no child in Cameroon or Chad will ever see this in change. These pieces are produced entirely for the international numismatic market, typically through European minting intermediaries, and the issuing authority collects a licensing fee while the distributor handles everything else.
The dinosaur themed coin series has proliferated across small and developing-nation issuers since the early 2010s, with Triceratops remaining among the most frequently licensed subjects. Whether this specific issue is distinguished by anything beyond its licensing arrangement is a question the minting contract would answer better than numismatic literature.