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500 Francs Just the two of us, triangular
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Currency | CFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date) |
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| Obverse description | Triangular silver planchet featuring a large central circular aperture and two smaller circular holes at the upper corners. The legend REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN curves along the left side of the triangle, while the denomination 500 FRANCS CFA appears at the lower center. The date 2018 is inscribed at the top, with the fineness mark Ag 999 at the upper left. The mint mark of the Mint of Poland (mw) appears below the denomination. The upper right field is decorated with flowing wave motifs in high relief, evoking wind or flowing fabric. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Bank of Central African States issues commemorative collector pieces well outside its normal mandate of supplying circulating currency to six member nations — Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. This triangular format belongs to a broader wave of novelty-shaped silver issues that flooded the collector market in the 2010s, largely produced by the European minting contractors BEAC relies on, with the issuing authority functioning primarily as a licensing arrangement rather than reflecting any domestic monetary need.