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500 Francs Chameleon
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, rendered in a refined portrait style. The legend encircles the upper field, reading ELIZABETH II · 500 FRANCS CFA · 2021 IRB REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON in Latin characters. A small coat of arms of Cameroon is positioned at the lower portion of the field beneath the royal effigy. |
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| Mintage | 2021 - - 3,000 |
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Cameroon's modern collector coinage is issued under a licensing arrangement — the country lends its sovereign authority to a European producer, typically the Berne-based PAMP or similar private minting houses, in exchange for royalties. The coins are never intended for domestic circulation and are designed entirely for the international numismatic market.
The chameleon subject is part of a broader wave of African-themed wildlife issues that flooded the collector market through the 2010s and early 2020s, many sharing nearly identical legal and production frameworks across a dozen issuing nations.