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500 Francs Coral snake
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date) |
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| Reverse description | A vividly colored coral snake rendered in full color application, its banded body in alternating yellow, black, red, and blue scales coiled across a naturalistically sculpted rocky surface at center. Lush jungle foliage, including broad tropical leaves and palm fronds, frames the scene in applied color, extending to the periphery. A small shield-shaped cartouche bearing the series inscription JUNGLE LIFE appears at lower center in the field. The legend .999 FINE SILVER 1/2 OZ is incused along the lower arc of the coin. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Bank of Central African States issues currency on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — all sharing the CFA franc under a monetary agreement with France dating to 1945. This coin is legal tender across that entire zone simultaneously, a peculiarity that makes its nominal issuing authority something of a geographic fiction: no single "Central African State" exists to spend it.
The coral snake series belongs to a generation of BEAC silver collector issues aimed squarely at the European and Asian numismatic market, with virtually no circulation intended within the member states themselves.