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500 Francs Christ and the Good Thief
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Weight | 10 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a radially engraved sunburst field at center, upon which the large numeral '500' is prominently displayed, with 'FRANCS CFA' inscribed on a horizontal band beneath. The date '2021' appears within a recessed circular cartouche at the lower center. The issuer's name 'REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN' is rendered in an arc along the upper periphery. The mint mark and fineness indicator 'Ag 999' are inscribed discreetly in the lower right field. |
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| Mintage | 2021 MW - Proof - 200 |
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Cameroon's modern collector coinage is issued under the authority of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), which serves six franc-zone nations and has no particular historical connection to Christian iconography. These issues are produced entirely for the numismatic export market — no meaningful quantity circulates within Cameroon itself — and are typically contracted through European minting and marketing intermediaries.
KM#337 belongs to a loose series of religious-themed pieces that proliferated sharply in the 2010s and 2020s as African nominal issuers became attractive vehicles for third-party bullion and collector products aimed at European and American buyers.