500 Francs Nicolaus Copernicus

€1.00
IssuerCameroon (1960-date)
Year2023
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value500 Francs CFA
CurrencyCFA franc (Bank of Central African States, 1973-date)
CompositionSilver (.999)
Weight17.50 g
Dimensions38.61 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled, Coloured
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#592
Obverse descriptionCoat of arms of Cameroon on wavy field.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE PEACE WORK FATHERLAND REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON 500 FRANCS CFA 2023 Ag 999 mw
Reverse descriptionBust of Nicolaus Copernicus in `Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God` painted by Jan Matejko in 1873, at left. Copernicus House in Toruń, Poland at right. Copernicus`s schematic diagram of his heliocentric theory of the Solar System from `De revolutionibus orbium coelestium` at top centre. Signature and life years at bottom.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering1473-1543
Edge
Mint(mw)
Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska),Warsaw, Poland (1766-date)
Mintage2023 mw - Proof - 550
Catalog ID2184644410
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