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500 Francs Janus
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#168 |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2019 - Antique finish - 999 |
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The Bank of Central African States issues currency on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo — all sharing the CFA franc under a monetary union whose peg to the euro traces back to the original franc zone arrangements of 1945. This particular commemorative belongs to a collector series rather than circulation stock, produced under licensing arrangements that have made BEAC-branded precious metal issues increasingly common on the international numismatic market since the 2010s.
The amethyst insert was sourced from Central African Republic, one of the world's significant alluvial gemstone producers.