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500 Francs CFA Vase with Flowers
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Technique | Coloured, Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the national coat of arms of Cameroon at centre, depicting a shield charged with scales of justice and surmounted by a five-pointed star, flanked by fasces. The field is divided diagonally, with the left half rendered in gold-toned wavy line engraving and the right half in black, creating a striking two-tone effect. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN arcs along the upper rim, with the bilingual national motto PAIX / PEACE at left and PATRIE / FATHERLAND at right, and TRAVAIL / WORK at top centre. The denomination 500 FRANCS CFA appears in large raised letters along the lower arc, and the date 2025 is inscribed in the central field above the arms. The fineness mark Ag 999 is noted on the ribbon below the shield. |
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| Mint | (mw) Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska), Warsaw, Poland (1766-date) |
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Cameroon's CFA franc is issued under the authority of the BEAC — the Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale — which means commemorative collector pieces like this one are technically authorized by a supranational body serving six member states, not by Cameroon alone. The arrangement dates to the post-independence monetary agreements of the early 1960s, when France structured CFA zone membership to maintain the franc's peg and, by extension, French monetary influence across the region.
Gold-plated .999 silver issues of this type are produced almost entirely for the European collector market, with minimal circulation or collector presence within Cameroon itself.