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500 Francs The Knight
| Issuer | Bank of Central African States (BEAC) |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 500 Francs CFA |
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| Obverse description | The coat of arms of Cameroon occupies the central field, depicting a shield charged with scales of justice surmounted by a five-pointed star, flanked by crossed fasces. The bilingual national motto appears in paired French and English legends around the upper field: PAIX / PEACE to the left and TRAVAIL / WORK at the top and PATRIE / FATHERLAND to the right. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN arcs along the upper rim with CAMEROUN repeated to the right. The date 2022 appears above the arms, the fineness mark Ag 999 is inscribed at lower left, and the denomination 500 FRANCS CFA is boldly rendered in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN PAIX TRAVAIL PATRIE PEACE WORK FATHERLAND REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON 2022 500 FRANCS Ag 999 mw |
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The Bank of Central African States issues coinage on behalf of six member nations — Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon — under a monetary union whose franc zone ties date to 1945 French colonial currency arrangements. The BEAC itself was formally established in 1972. Collector issues like this one are struck under contract by foreign mints and bear no relation to circulating coinage in the region.
The amber insert references Central Africa's significant prehistoric amber and copal deposits, particularly in the Congo Basin.