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500 Francs Ladybug
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Central transparent window containing a gold-plated insert featuring a naturalistic depiction of a ladybird (Coccinellidae sp.) in high relief. The lower field is decorated with multiple ladybird motifs arranged in a decorative composition. The reverse field is otherwise unlettered, with the design emphasis placed entirely on the entomological subject matter. |
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| Mintage | 2020 MW - Proof - 999 |
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The Bank of Central African States issues currency on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — all sharing the CFA franc under a monetary agreement with France that dates to 1945. This ladybug piece belongs to a broader BEAC natural history collector series aimed squarely at the European novelty market rather than domestic circulation. None of these issues see use in the member states.
The gold-plated insert technique became fashionable among small sovereign mints and currency unions in the 2010s as a way to justify higher retail premiums on low-denomination collector pieces.