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500 Francs Horseshoe, gold plated
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Diameter | 32 mm |
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| Obverse description | At centre, a gold-plated horseshoe is displayed within a transparent circular insert, lending a three-dimensional quality to the design. Surrounding the central motif, additional decorative elements include a four-leaf clover, an elephant, and stylized tree branches, all rendered as good-luck symbols. The peripheral legend carries the issuing authority and denomination, with fineness notation in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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The Bank of Central African States issues coinage on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — under a currency union whose roots trace to the CFA franc system imposed by France in 1945. Modern commemorative output from BEAC has expanded aggressively since the 2010s, largely through partnerships with European minting houses targeting the collector market rather than circulation.
The horseshoe motif places this firmly in BEAC's luck-themed novelty series, which have included embedded crystals and shaped coins. Collector fodder, not monetary policy.