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| Issuer | Republic of Cameroon |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of Cameroon is displayed centrally on a finely dotted field, featuring a shield bearing scales of justice surmounted by a five-pointed star, flanked by crossed fasces and supported by a decorative cartouche. The bilingual legend encircles the upper portion of the field in Latin script, reading 'REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN' and 'PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE' in French, with the English equivalents 'REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON' and 'PEACE WORK FATHERLAND' also present. The denomination '500 FRANCS CFA' is inscribed in bold relief along the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE PEACE WORK FATHERLAND REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN 500 FRANCS CFA |
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Cameroon's early 21st-century commemorative program was largely orchestrated through external minting arrangements — pieces like this were produced for the collector market rather than any domestic circulation need, with Cameroon lending its issuing authority to series that would never see a CFA franc cashier's drawer.