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500 Francs Hoplite
| Issuer | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Value | 500 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN 2021 500 FRANCS CFA (Translation: Republic of Cameroon.) |
| Reverse description | A Spartan hoplite warrior is depicted in dynamic motion, striding vigorously to the right in full panoply, bearing a large round hoplon shield on his left arm and a short xiphos sword raised in his right hand. Arrows are shown in flight across the field moving to the left, conveying the heat of battle, while a detailed battle scene with fallen warriors and additional combatants occupies the lower exergual area. The composition is framed by a classical Greek meander border pattern encircling the entire design along the rim. The legend SPARTAN HOPLITE appears within the field. |
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The "Hoplite" belongs to a long-running wave of African-issued commemoratives struck almost entirely for the European and North American collector market — coins that will never see Cameroon, priced at multiples of their face value before they leave the mint. Pobjoy and other contracted private mints have handled much of this production over the decades, with the issuing authority lending its name and legal tender status to designs it had no hand in conceiving.
At 15.55 mm diameter for a 28-gram piece, the geometry here is notably thick — closer to a puck than a coin.